If you want a Linux flavor that you don't really have to learn anything new to operate, try Linspire. I have been running it on both my desktop and Laptop for about a year and a half, and I can say that it is far easier to have than XP is. Installation took about 10 minutes, and upon first boot everything worked, even wireless
It comes with OpenOffice and all of the basic tools (mp3 player, video, DVD, photo organizer and editor, etc.)
If anything with Linspire, you end up learning how to use new applications, rather than how to deal with Linux. They tailored it well to the Windows convert, I like to call it Linux for Noobs. You don't have to worry about dependencies or any of that Linux mess if you use their application repository (CNR). The only time I used a command prompt was to install America's Army FPS game, but that was a piece of cake (I get a higher framerate now than I did in XP for some reason also).
Granted you have to pay for this, but hey, I think it is worth it...
Screenshot:
http://www.blargworld.com/Linspire_fourms/My_Desk1.jpg
Website:
www.linspire.com
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Oops, just realized i was a little off target as you already picked a Distro .
I would say your best resource will be the support options the Ubuntu offers. The forums will probably be an invaluable resource, as the Linspire ones are to me:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/
Also, check out the OS docs if you haven't already:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support
I think once you get it going Kubuntu will be very nice... There are actually a lot of similarities between Kubuntu and Linspire. Since both are Debian based and use KDE, the core functionality is the same. The two companies have started working together on some projects also. I guess I would say Linspire is for beginners and Ubuntu gets you the same look and feel but is for the more advanced Linux user. Have fun with it!
