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Basic clipboard functionality is storing data and allowing to access it, just like memory functions in calculators. For advanced functionalities use "clipboard-manager" tag.

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That is, I copied and pasted some text somewhere and wanted then to copy and paste some other text somewhere (could be the same destination or a different destination - I tried both). The second ...
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I use CopyQ 7.1.0 on Kubuntu 24. I have it set up to remember both selected items and ctrl+c'd items, which works well. It flags the clipboard items with a symbol in the task manager/tray popup menu ...
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Each time I write wl-copy some-text in Ubuntu 24.10 a wl-clipboard pop-up notification appears and I need to touch it or switch to its app with name Unknown to save some-text to clipboard, or else the ...
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after having tried many clipboard managers, I am still looking for a very simple functionality and this should be done without using the mouse. Copy many things (preferably also images) using Ctrl+c ...
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Basically, VSCode (the latest version as of 2025-04-16, but older versions are affected as well) is randomly "pasting" random text from random windows at random locations in my code. I ...
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A windows user for many years but i got tired of windows spying or unnecessary using CPU on background and high amount of RAM usage, so a good friend of mine suggested to give Ubuntu a shot, i booted ...
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I'm running Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS on Virtual Box. I can't cut and paste between my Windows 10 desktop and Ubuntu. Can anyone tell me how to do this? John
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I don't know what it is or what caused it to appear, the first image is original, right-clicked the bottom part and it disappeared. I cannot remove the top part. Clicking on the gear opens bluetooth ...
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How to see the popup of the Kubuntu plasma klipper clipboard history? Kubuntu 24.04
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It seems that, after pressing print-screen / screen capture while in Ubuntu client, a transparent icon sometimes appears at a random spot near the center of the Ubuntu desktop. When I move the mouse ...
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I just upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and clipboard behaviour has changed. Now, when I copy from my browser (Chrome Version 131.0.6778.108) by selecting text and hitting Ctrl-Insert, I cannot paste ...
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Is there a way to copy a file to the clipboard from the command line so that I can paste it into a web page's upload area using Ctrl+V? I’m looking for a solution that mimics the behavior of file ...
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I've been using CopyQ for a while, but it doesn't work as smoothly as before. I faced several issues while copying and pasting. Is there any built-in clipboard or other clipboard you guys use that is ...
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Suppose I have a file selected in Files. How can I copy it's full file path to the clipboard? hitting <CTRL>+L followed by <CTRL>+C (or <CTRL>+X) just copies the path of the parent ...
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Since two days my paste settings are gone. In any application SHIFT-insert, mouse-right-paste, etc don't work anymore. Even in menu selection in any application edit->paste fails. The only way to ...
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