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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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TIL GNU/linux has 2 clipboards (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Pretty sure most of you already know this but for those who don't: you have two clipboards in Linux. One is the traditional clipboard where you copy with control c and paste with control v. The other one is when you highlight text and use the mouse middle click to paste text.

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[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Windows and KDE Plasma both have CMD + V to show a list of all things that have been copied. So I always just do Ctrl + C, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, CMD + V -> down arrow -> enter. Though on KDE Plasma you will need another Ctrl + V to actually do the pasting after you have selected the value to paste, whereas on Windows selecting the value also pastes it. But the workflows are very similar.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Huh, I do not have CMD + V for clipboard contents in Plasma with Klipper. What distro is configuring that?

I am assuming by CMD you mean Superkey. If not, I would like to know. I looked at Klipper shortcuts and didnt find it in there either.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

By CMD, I mean the windows key. I am using Opensuse Tumbleweed. I thought I was just using the default clipboard, but I guess I'm not 100% sure.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will give it a look an check it out. Been awhile since I used Suse. Totally cool. Oh and I meant the windows key. A lot of Linux folks call it the super key.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 1 points 1 year ago

I guess I was using the Mac term for it. I use all three heavily, so they all get mixed up on my head.

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