I started using Gnu/Linux operating systems by getting someone to help me load Ubuntu as a dual boot on my regular home pc. So thats how I started out and it all looked to exciting and new with a brown orientated desktop and a layout so different from the XP desktop that had become so predictable.
The problem that I did encounter was that trying anything more than the basic funtions of a pc was a bit more complicated than I was accustomed to. For instance, installing a new application was...