Hey any new linux/*nix user out there i sugest usin a old box that has a shitty vid card that u cant run xwindows on because u dont want to learn in xwindows ;p best way to learn is to learn from text based, sure its anoyin u dont no what to do at first etc.. but later on you love it because u no what to do and for setting up apache etc.. thats all easy in text based mode
u dont really need all that gui xwindows it just slows things down ;'p
remember if u wanna learn real linux/*nix then try it on a shitty box first