Will at MaximumPC did a good job explaining how to get Ubuntu up and running. The only downside is you still need to use the command line...which will definitely freak some people out. Let's see if the Ubuntu community can write some nice GUI apps for the command-line components. Link: You Can Switch to Linux!... Will at MaximumPC did a good job explaining how to get Ubuntu up and running. The only downside is you still need to use the command line…which will definitely freak some people out. Let’s see if the Ubuntu community can write some nice GUI apps for the command-line components.Link: You Can Switch to Linux! Open Source