Unsure if you just want to try something new, or if you have any other reasons for wanting to change.
I do a bit of work in linux, and i find it just so much more practical to use a virtual machine.
It might seems counter intuitive, but running Ubuntu as a VM gives you the best of both worlds in my experience.
Anyways, thought i'd atleast mention it.
Links :
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloadshttp://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu/Good luck either way