Quote Originally Posted by Hercuflea View Post
can you run Windows programs in Ubuntu with mods? like games and stuff, or MS Word for school

sorry i'm not the most software-savvy person but i am going to build a computer and am thinking about using linux instead of gay hacker-friendly-spyware-NSA tracking- Windows
Yes, you can
There's a compatibility layer for Win32 applications, called Wine
See http://www.winehq.org/site/download

however, I would advice you to use native Linux applications where ever possible
OpenOffice for example, come pre-loaded on many Linux distros
and offers a native office suite (instead of running MS's Office under Wine)

It's largely down to personal preference
but always consider native apps

If you really must run Windows Apps (games, for example) that have no native port, you can check how well the app performs under Wine
Wine has a large database of working & non-working apps
http://appdb.winehq.org/