If you want to try Ubuntu, try the latest long time support release (currently 18.04). All Ubuntu (and indeed most major Linux disto) releases come with a "liv

If you want to try Ubuntu, try the latest long time support release (currently 18.04). All Ubuntu (and indeed most major Linux disto) releases come with a "live image" - so there's no reason to start off with an actual install - it's easy to boot off an USB and play around.