Hi Kevin,
kevin rodrigues wrote:
i would like to switch to linux from windows. but i feel nervous as i have never installed linux for regular usage like playing games, surfing the internet, etc
Read the "Seven Steps To Software Samadhi" written by the inimitable Niyam Bhushan. The document is available at:
http://www.niyam.com/gnulinux/whitepapers/whitepaper.php?sevensteps
Sorry for following-up to this mail, I lost the OP's mail.