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when this site first launched the Ubuntu font was still in beta. I'm also using it as a embedded web font. A question for the community is: should I ditch web font method and simply call font-family: ubuntu, arial, san-serif instead? This is what ubuntu.com does. — Jin 3 hours ago

^ we need to answer Jin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111‌1111111111111ONE

hichris123

Ya know, why doesn't Jin have network wide diamonds?

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

12:51 AM

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Q: Decrease crypted LVM partition

On Ubuntu (precisely: Mint) install, I used option for use whole disk and crypt it. Now, I want to install Windows on other partition. How I can safely decrease size of this crypted LVM? Of course, partitions created by installer.

terdon

Can a mod delete an accepted answer?

I guess so right? If so:

Whoa, sudden rush of downvotes a year and a half later! Unfortunately I'm unable to delete my answer as it's the accepted answer. Please just ignore it - it's incorrect because it wasn't writing a file to /dev/null, it was trying to replace /dev/null with a directory - which shouldn't even work. — neon_overload 25 mins ago

Nathan Osman

And here's your LOL for the day:

When I ordered a SATA cable from Best Buy, I never expected it to arrive in such a large box... http://t.co/os5G9oOmPe

Tweeted by nathanosman_dev on March 19, 2014 at 12:58 AM

terdon

@NathanOsman :) Wonderful, and I'm sure they sell themselves as an environmentally friendly company

Braiam

1:21 AM

why are we closing this again? askubuntu.com/q/435866/169736

terdon

@Braiam no idea,

@MarcoCeppi could you help out here: askubuntu.com/questions/192702/can-recover-file-from-dev-null/… ?

@Braiam Well, honestly neither of these is particularly useful but if we're going to have one, the newer one is better.

Braiam

@terdon if he "fixed" his answer, I think we don't need to delete it :/

terdon

@Braiam 1) He hasn't, it's still wrong, 2) The poor guy got 10-12 downvotes and deleting would be simpler. The answer gives nothing useful and the new one is much better. In any case, the OP wants to delete but can't

Marco Ceppi

@terdon downvotes are only 2 rep of the 5 or 10 you get for upvotes

terdon

@MarcoCeppi I know, but the OP wanted to delete and the truth is that his answer, despite being accepted is still both wrong and not very good anyway so... Your call

Braiam

1:28 AM

@MarcoCeppi I think OP isn't interested about rep and more about correctness of the information

hichris123

@Braiam Because @Seth wants to banish you to /dev/null, and anything mentioning /dev/null should also be banished.

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

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Q: newby ?'s on custom build

I hope this is in the right place, if not please move, thanks. I am attempting to make a custom lightweight ubuntu-based linux install, that my old computer can pull. I probably shouldn't even be attempting this considering that I have some significant short-term memory problems, which affects ...

shell ubuntu software-installation compiling compiler

Lucio

I want to use a DB for java, what which of them?

Java DB seems to be already installed on JDK so it should work without need to install anything, right?

Nathan Osman

PostgreSQL is always a good choice.

Lucio

I was going to use SQlite but it does need drivers, which make more tedious a cross-platform installation.

Nathan Osman

1:42 AM

Do you just need to store key/value pairs?

Lucio

not, complex relations

XML is a possible-but-second-or-third-choice

I'm about to develop a cross-platform application so want to be sure what is the best.

cc: @seth

Nathan Osman

JSON will always win over XML for ease-of-use if you ask me.

But then again - Java was popular around the same time XML was, so they tend to work fairly well together.

Everyone is using JSON/YAML nowadays.

Lucio

@NathanOsman yeah, they do

Nathan Osman

At least XML has XPath.

Lucio

mmm.. too many options to choice one

I want to write the DAO now! :(

Aditya Patil

3:20 AM

@Danatela It would be better if you delete your answer askubuntu.com/a/436144/184942. The OP is asking something else, and I think the question is primarily opinion based

@Oli I always keep on getting notifications of chats replied to Aditya.What should I do?

Danatela

@AdityaPatil OK

terdon

@Danatela hang on, just edit it, I don't see @AdityaPatil's point. There are many mistakes in your answer but if you correct them, it should be fine

Aditya Patil

@terdon the OP asks for source code vs prebuild.the answer is apt-get vs USC

terdon

@AdityaPatil I think the OP is asking for apt-get vs software center, there is no mention of source and I see no reason to assume that's what the OP means

@Danatela's answer has many issues (basically everything you say about the command line is untrue apart from it's being harder to learn) but the basic ideas are there.

Aditya Patil

@terdon this is what OP says I've never compiled any software from source but I'm wondering, is it better?

terdon

3:28 AM

@AdityaPatil I stand corrected.

I just saw that, sorry.

Aditya Patil

No need for sorry.

terdon

I read the "I've never..." and stopped there :)

Aditya Patil

:)