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I have a computer running ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I downloaded the dmg file of a Mac OS X version. Can I install it in dual boot with ubuntu?

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  • possible duplicate of Install Ubuntu on Intel Mac – Ron Jun 01 '15 at 04:01
  • Where did you download a dmg? I installed ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my 2007 iMac using an iso. I have a triple boot using OS X 10.10.3, Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu. The Ubuntu install was in EFI/GPT mode. Seems to work fine so far. I can switch operating systems by using rEFInd. If you have any questions beyond this one, please ask. – David Anderson Jun 04 '15 at 19:29

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You could use a virtual machine to run OSX as an 'application' inside Ubuntu; VirtualBox (it's in the repos) is probably your best bet to do this. As far as dual-booting goes, it can be done, but it's usually a tricky process and requires specific hardware.

Note that you'll usually need an "ISO" image file to install OSX using either method, rather than a "DMG", which is a filetype that is (to my knowledge) only widely used on OSX. I'm not sure whether Apple provides images in this format.

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