i agree. it's a lot easier to familiarise yourself with linux as you go. i definitely reccomend looking at some commands references though. most MP3 players should simply plug in, be detected and be accessible through a file manager where you can drag and drop files onto them. in some cases (i'm not sure how this varies from distro to distro) you may have to modify your "fstab" file to "mount" the MP3 player.