In my circles, and for a long time, "Ubuntu" meant "I can't install Debian". Because Debian used a text based install that required a bit more knowledge (and reading), and Ubuntu was more user friendly at the time.
> Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning "I can't configure Debian" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ubuntu
Consider a comparable quote:
> Taskrabbit is an ancient Swedish word meaning "I can't assemble IKEA furniture".
Years later, I figured out that you're supposed to use the spacebar to select/toggle UI elements, not the Enter key. Nobody told me that, and the text-mode installer certainly doesn't tell you!
Ubuntu 11.04, on the other hand, was no trouble to install.