Quote Originally Posted by HankMcSpank View Post
configuring the drivers, installing apps
You don't need to do that. The installer will automatically select the best drivers and settings for your hardware. All the apps you need should be pre-installed but even if they aren't, you simply start the software manager, search for whatever you want and click install. It will download and install any app automatically from the "repository" of 30K+ apps. The Apple "app store" and Androids "app market" are both ideas stolen from Linux, except they decided to make some money out if it.

Try a LiveCD and see what you think. Linux is not as scary as you might think...