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alex, Ubuntu is set up very differently from how you may be used to with Windows. Here are a couple things to remember:
The root is also known as the "Super User", hence the 'su' in the sudo command. Therefore, any time you *need* to run a program from the terminal as administrator (which should be rare), you use sudo to temporarially give you admin rights.
This is not to be used lightly! Do not get into the habit of editing these files before understanding them. Esspecially do not get into the habit of running terminal commands before understanding what they mean.
Lastly, become familiar with 'man' and 'info' pages. For most programs, you can get a manual by typing 'man <name-of-program>'. The graphical help is years behind the man and info pages.