@Lake_Lucian:
It is NOT that Ubuntu is unfriendly, specifically;
It -is- that ALL Linux distros are festooned with all sorts of 'security' things which can be 'root only' - hidden well - or very arcane, like what it takes to allow access to an Android device connected via USB.
My personal POV on this is that there is such a thing as being...
TOO SECURE !!!
Contrasted to that - as a devout, daily user of Ubuntu Mate - its wonderful stability & reliability (NO BSODs or random data losses - EVER) make it worth learning some things (like gaining root access as needed).
I'm a former windows tech - spent 20+ years struggling with all sorts of BS mostly in the service of users who ONLY 'knew' that forcing a reboot was their cure-all (that pretty much NEVER worked !!) and when that failed they thought doing a total OS re-install was OK even though they did not know how to back up their needed data & then would be FURIOUS over their own actions causing total losses.
A bit like this info actually:
At least when it comes to Ubuntu - a willing learner has many choices of communities in which to ask for info and help, and that alone makes it WAAAY better than windows - not even to mention all the horrible changes that M$ has made with which to afflict their users after they 'killed off' XP !!!
Best Wishes.