Ok, now im the type of user that wants a computer to work, and I dont want to dick around with settings and files and stuff to get it to work. This is why I love and hate linux. Depending on the distro you will have to do everything yourself (ie slackware) or have it all done for you (ie madriva). Im a middle of the road kind of guy, and I think thats where all new users to linux should be. You should have everything set up, but it should be quick and easy to learn how to set it up yourself.
This why I use Its a debian based distro, so its rock solid. Its already set up and everything you need for basic applications is installed. And when you want to start setting stuff up yourself, than check out the Ubuntu Guide
I really like this and its pretty easy to set up.
Have fun.
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