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i'm running ubuntu 15.04, but i want to play some games like battlefield 2 or command and conquer generals, but i don't think that's possible on ubuntu (or using a windows on virtual machine).

So please guys, how to i install windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu install first, if it has something to do with partitioning please more details because i'm new to this os, the partitioning here seems nothing like windows,thanks in advance :p

EvErYtHiNg ChAnNeL45
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Even though It's Willem said you can't you can. First, before I respond, I need to know: Do you have multiple hard drives, or at least 1 TB of space. If not, it would not be smart to follow through doing this. If you do...

    sudo apt-get install gparted

Then open gparted in your search bar and create a new partition, leaving at least 500 GB for the windows installation. Then once you have that partition made..

    sudo gedit /etc/fstab

You don't have to use gedit, I just like the simplicity. You should see a line at the bottom that looks like this:

 /dev/sda1       /home           ext4    defaults        0       1

Copy that information from your new partition, and make that line. Then save, and exit.

Finally do

   mount -a

Then SHUTDOWN. DO NOT REBOOT. Obviously turn your computer back on. Login, and do

    df

You should now see a new drive, mounted on whatever file. You now have this partition to use for a Windows Installation. There you go!

David
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