You can install VMWare on a virtual machine and in windows. Then, you will know about it in Baidu;
I directly installed Ubuntu 12.04 with a USB flash drive. After using Ubuntu for a long time, I felt better than windows. I haven't used windows for a long time. I don't know why I installed a few large programs, the memory occupied by the win7 card at the startup often soared to over 90 from 70 to 80. the I3 processor does not have 2 GB memory.
Win8 is better;
I have been using Ubuntu to write code; codeblocks 10.05 was installed with 12.11 later; 10.05 is easier to install, and the software center can search; 12.11 is more troublesome;
If you want to install it as well: Click here for the tutorial. Generally, 10.05 is enough. 12.11 provides some library function prompts;
In addition, if you want to install a proper translation or abnormal display of TXT Chinese characters, click here for a look;
As for how to use a USB flash disk to install the system, there is no difference between this and windows. I use a uiso disk to burn it. Please use Baidu for details;
Start today, get started with Linux; learn a little bit every day; there will always be big gains;