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  1. For dual-boot installation of Ubuntu after Windows. Quoted from ubuntuguide


    In the last case where Windows has three partitions, I was wondering why it says the recovery partition shall be removed? Is it possible to keep the three and create another extended partition with several logical partitions for installing Ubuntu and dual-booting the two OSes?

  2. I plan to dual-boot install Ubuntu 10.04 with existing Windows 7. Following is the layout of the current partitions of my hard drive viewed from Windows 7:

    So must I remove the Lenovo_Recovery (Q:) partition for the same reason you give for the first question?

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I'd personally just resize Windows7_OS, leaving a gap between it and Lenovo_Recovery. Then just install Ubuntu in the space using the "alongside existing operating systems" option in the graphical installer.

I can't see any reason to run around deleting the recovery partition.

But remember: Back-up anything you can't reinstall.

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