I had problems with 8.04LTS. Go figure.

I have both 9.04 and 9.10 installed on my Toshiba laptop and 9.10 remix
on my Acer One notebook.
I have been installing both 9.04 and 9.10 on computers at our local
Library in a very long (one and a half month) install-a-thon.

The new to computers users are happier with Ubuntu than MS Windows,
mostly because they are learning, for the first time, how to use a GUI
system. I have a desktop picture I install as well as bringing the
Tomboy and any application they want to use often to the panel. The
desktop picture has instructions for finding their notes so they don't
forget, a major problem when we learn.

I make sure the Internet connection works on their computers, and
install Thunderbird,VLC, and Ubuntu restricted extras, so they can be
busy watching movies using the DVD player, reading email, and surfing
the web.

I do this because I quiz my new friends, to determine why they bought a
computer to begin with. I then understand what must work out of the
box, so they learn to love Linux from the start.

I also instruct the new users to only buy hardware that states
compatibility with MS products, as well as Mac OSX, so we don't fight
installing new hardware in the future.

I explain how Linux will allow you to dig deep or stay on the surface,
making it the ideal OS for everybody.