If you want to go with the flow I guess Ubuntu is the way. But to be honest I don't think you need to invest time in a certain distro rather than choose the best distro for you. Every distro is great in its own way and in every and each one you can accomplish anything you want. The only thing that changes is the way to do it. Trial and error is the answer. Invest the following months in trying out the 10 most famous distros and enjoy your favorite flavor :)