Dows - > Ubuntu

I've been a Windows user for a while, but now that Ubuntu came out, I decided to try and make the switch to 'nix.

Is Ubuntu all that it's cracked up to be? And will I be able to learn the nix commands so I can eventually switch over to something along the lines of slackware?

Ubuntu - the Linux that Linux snobs look down upon. "What? Now mere mortals who don't spend sixteen hours a day in front of the screen can use my precious operating system? That means it's shit!". Fuck 'em, it works, and works pretty well too. A good place to start.