Where to from here??

[The Wassermans]

I have a spare computer and have decided to give Ubuntu a whirl on the basis that I would be prepared to fully convert if Linux can meet my home computer requirements.  My objective to simply to achieve similar functionality to what I have with Windows.  I realise that there are many substitutes for the usual Microsoft products.  But I am concerned, for instance, about emulating Quicken which I have been using for some years.

There is much information provided by Linux for which I am very grateful.  But I am still nervous and a bit confused eg: I have just loaded ubuntu 7.04 onto a computer.  I then upgraded - (I thought) to Ubuntu 7.10.  Now I come across information about "Kubutu" and don't know if I should be going for that?

Early observations/issues I have encountered:

*  I don't like to have to log in with a password.
*  The Internet works - great!
*  I then loaded a USB printer.  Although it appears to have been accepted it won't print.

I feel a bit silly about asking but until I get a better feel I would like some one to one pointers of where to logically go from here.  

Firstly, which Ubuntu would best suit my needs.  How do I find out???



Dave W
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