First time user

[Mario Vukelic]

On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 20:25 -0700, chris steele wrote:
> Aloha,
> 
> I'm have come to the end of my ropes with Windows Vista.  I would like
> to try to use Gnome, could you please lead me through the process of
> getting GNOME up and running?

Go here, pick your version and download:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Make sure the download went fine and the *.iso file is not corrupt by
checking the md5sum of the file:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

Burn the installation media:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

Start installation:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

Read further introductory help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/


If you have any questions, try to find the answer in the above links. If
needed, come back here for help. Please read and follow the mailing list
etiquette:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette


Most importantly: have a good time :)