Thanks alot

Hi all,
I need some advice on where to start?
Basically Im really interested in security/ethical hacking.. Ive been reading these forums for a few days now, and still barely understand anything lol.. Even though Ive used computers(Windows) for around 8 years(mostly playing games =P).

So id like to start learning here, and hopefully make a career out of it one day. I read somewhere that learning programming(python because its supposedly the easiest language to learn) and getting myself Linux would be the best start. True?

Thanks for any advice,
Dan

PS: Sorry I wasn't sure where to post this topic.