To partition or not to partition, that is the question

Hello jonjon2 and welcome to the forums.

We do not answer questions here with Idea such as "google it and leave us alone."; we are not that type of forum, as I am sure you will find if you continue here once you have installed Ubuntu.

As you are a completely new user of Linux I would suggest that you leave the installer to do its work by default, unless you are wanting to run a dual boot system with Windows or some other OS when you will need to make space for Ubuntu.

Tell us in more detail what hardware you have and what is on it at present, we can then give you better advice about the path to travel in this new adventure.