DEV Community

Alex Gonzalez Lacasa
Alex Gonzalez Lacasa

Posted on

wayland & clipboard

#linux #wayland #clipboard #copy

The clipboard in wayland works differently than in X11.
For some programs like vim to be able to access the system clipboard you must have installed wl-clipboard

sudo apt install wl-clipboard
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

To be able to copy stdout you need wl-copy, xclip or xsel doesn't work anymore

sudo apt install wl-copy
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

example

echo "Hello world" | wl-copy
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

Top comments (0)

Read next

josephibehdev profile image

Understanding Application Package Management in Linux: Package Index and Package Manager

Joseph Ibeh -

eshanized profile image

Introducing Snigdha OS: A Fresh Take on Open-Source Operating Systems

Eshan Roy (eshanized) -

nolunchbreaks_22 profile image

Linux Kernel 6.13: Breaking New Ground in Hardware Support and System Performance

Osagie Anolu -

eshanized profile image

Exploring the Linux Kernel and Switching Kernels on Arch Linux & Snigdha OS in Short!

Eshan Roy (eshanized) -