sudo passwd root - ubuntu- how to waste my time

let me start by saying, i've never used linux before. so how the f##k would i know how to install software on it.
i do have plenty of windows experience, been working in and around it for 10+ years. am a pc gamer, like to build my own pcs, like to dabble in new stuff when i have time.
which leads me to thinking, i really would like to try out the bugzilla open source tracking software. so hey i'll install linux in vmware, and do it. (i know there are windows versions) but i wanted it to be in linux so i could potientally give it to the really it guys to put it on our live servers.
so off i went, first trying to install openSUSE, which took ages, because i wasn't smart enough to choose ide disk instead of scsi (linux doesn't like scis on vmware 5.5, use ide disk instead) straight away. then oh i need apache web server. then trying to install apache, what a pain. i tried installing different linux dist. and finally when with ubuntu. so i installed ok, installed xampp instead, installs ok, then i try and start it "/opt/lampp/lampp start". f##k nothing. oh gotta get to the root. "su" 'passwd:' what, what password, i never set a password for su during the installation. i put my name in and a password. ok, i'll try that password. ********** 'su" authentication failure', ok i'll try no password. 'su" authentication failure' try password 'su" authentication failure' maybe i spelt my password wrong 'su" authentication failure' maybe the caps was on 'su" authentication failure' f##k this shit. google, searching................. ........ ...... ... ... .. f##k this ..... . .. . .. . . .. . ... ....... .. . ok ubuntu documentatino search..... su default password... nothing. f##ken f##k f##k f##k. ok RootSudo. Ahhh root acount password is locked in Ubuntu.  ahhh 'sudo password root' change password. done.
what i f##ken un-user-friendly documentation. f##ken f##k heads those f##ken it guys, why don't you write f##ken documentation from the non it perspective. ah f##k im a it guy. sh#t i do the same thing. 
lesson learned. not only to be f##cken persistance. but lets be kind, to those nubies entering unknown situations. lets write documentation from a non it perspective and orgnaise it correctly. god i'll be doing this from now on for my users.
next time ubuntu documentation, put the f##ken sudo passwd root in the install instructions chapter up front.


ps sorry about the swearing.
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can't get to the root in ubuntu, do this: at terminal enter (without quotes) "sudo passwd root" and change the password, now you can get to "su".  thanks me.
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