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Please note that Ubuntu 10.04 is no longer being supported by Canonical. This means you most likely will not be receiving any security updates for the operating system or other software. You might want to install a newer, up-to-date version of Ubuntu. If you have an older system, you can try a lightweight distribution such as Zorin OS 9 Lite or Lubuntu. If you'll give us the brand and model name (and number) of your computer, we can better suggest a distribution.
In terms of sites to help you learn about Linux, just go to Google and type in something like "beginners guide to linux." There's plenty of resources available to look through. See one example here.
Also, here at LQ, you can take a look at the tutorials page here.
You need to use an up-to-date version such as Ubuntu 14.04 or Linux Mint 17.2 which is based on Ubuntu 14.04.
Mint uses a desktop (MATE, Cinnamon or Xfce) with the more traditional expandable menus seen on XP and W7, whereas Ubuntu 14.04 uses the Unity desktop.
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