Yeah, I'll be the first to admit that Linux has a ways to go yet in terms of user friendliness. A lot of the problem is that documentation assumes that you know a lot more than you do, which is why it's best to work with a live person.
But, since I started playing around with it about 3 or 4 years ago, it's gotten easier by leaps and bounds. Mepis seems to be ahead of a lot of distros in user friendliness, including a lot of wizards where other distros tend to make you work from the command line.
More than once, I've had trouble getting a distro to run correctly on a particular computer, then when I installed Mepis, everything just worked. Even the modems (which are a sticky point with Linux) worked great with both laptops that I've run it on.
As I said earlier, when you get Mepis 6 up and running, ping me if you need help.
And, sorry you're getting spammed by the resident troll :).
If you have the time please point me to a Good download mirror for Mepis6. I'm having better luck with Mandriva 2006. I can log on OK. The correct screen resolution 1280x1028 was detected immediately. Still trying to install Firefox. If I designed Linux on the desktop there would be a few important instructions. How to download and install programs. Adjusting screen resolution. Making sure your modem or LAN can connect. These three have plagued me thru the years when trying Linux. Today I have two licked. Resolution and connecting to internet.