Gnome and Ubuntu 6.06?

[Thomas Ward <tward1978 earthlink net>]

Hi, list.
This might seam like a really stupid question, but I have been hearing 
allot about Ubuntu Linux which I'd like to try, and don't have a 
fricking clue on how to get it up and working. I have spent hours 
reading the Ubuntu sight and can't even find a basic install guide for 
it. So here is the question. What do I need to get a basic Ubuntu system 
up and running with gnome 2.14 and gnopernicus or orca?
While I am at it it might help to tell me what disk I need the desktop, 
server, or other disk image. I've already got the desktop disk and can't 
figure how to install it nor can I find the packages on the disk so I am 
all screwed up with this distribution. As I said I need someone to help 
me with the very very very basics of even stalling, setup, and telling 
me what is what. I know nothing about Ubuntu and they have like 0 setup 
and install guides that I can find.
Any help?
Thanks.