News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
For Linux, there’s now new “Clipboard Pinner” app called Serigy for GNOME desktop.
It’s NOT a clipboard manager that can save and manage clipboard history. It works by selectively pinning (copy) clipboard content (text, image, URL, etc) into app window, then easily copy back to clipboard when needed with one click.
pinned items in Serigy
CopyQ, the popular free open-source clipboard manager, announced new 8.0.0 release today!
The new release features new arm64 build packages for MacOS, Debian, and Raspberry Pi. The packages for Windows and MacOS are now based on Qt6 framework. The 64-bit Windows packages now install the app to “Program Files” instead of incorrect “Program Files (X86)“. User has to remove the old path after installing the new version.
For Linux, CopyQ 8.0.0 adds cmake option -DWITH_X11=OFF to disable X11 support, and build option to disable auto-start, which is useful for Flatpak package so far does not support this feature due to permission issue.
For security, the release also disallows storing and processing data from password managers, such as KeePass, KeePassXC, 1Password, and some browsers in private mode.
CopyQ indicator and clipboard history editor
Need to access your copy & paste history quickly? Forget about GPaste or CopyQ, try Pano if your on default GNOME Desktop.
It’s a cool new clipboard manager for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME Desktop, such as Arch and Manjaro.
No system tray indicator or app window, just press your custom keyboard shortcut will bring up the bottom bar with all recent clipboard histories. And, it supports exclusions, and by default blocks tracking apps such as KeePassXC, 1Password, Gnome Secrets, etc.
The histories are displayed in blocks with different colors. It supports:
And, each block has a title indicates when it was created, as well as a little close button to delete it from the history.
As the screenshot shows, there’s a input box to search through the history. Or, you may use either left/right keyboard key or 2-finger swipe left/right gestures to browse through them.
Once you click on an item from the list, it copies the content into clipboard and close the bottom bar automatically. You may then paste it to anywhere as you prefer.
Before installing the extension, you need to first press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open up a terminal window, and run command to install dependency libraries:
sudo apt install gir1.2-gda-5.0 gir1.2-gsound-1.0
Type user password (no visual feedback, just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter.
Pano is available as an extension which so far supports GNOME 42 ~ 45. Which means you needs either Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 23.10 users can do following steps to install:
1. Firstly, search for and install “Extension Manager” from Ubuntu Software or App Center (filtered by “Debian Package”).
Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu 22.04
2. Then, launch the tool by searching from ‘Activities’ overview screen.
3. Finally, search for and install the extension from the ‘Browse’ tab.
The extension in EGO (extensions.gnome.org) so far does NOT support GNOME 46, though the developer is working on it.
Before GNOME 46 support added to EGO, you may manually download the source from the Github project page:
Then, extract and move (or copy) the extracted folder into .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions folder.
Finally, log out and back in to apply change.
After installed the extension, go back to “Installed” tab in Extension Manager.
Then enable the extension and click on the gear button to open the configuration dialog. Finally, set the global shortcut, how many history items to remember and where to store them, etc as you want
NOTE: for loading error, try log out and back in to restart GNOME Shell.
For Fedora user, go to the extension web page in the link below and use the ON/OFF switch to install it:
And, install ‘Gnome Extensions’ app from Gnome Software for accessing the preference dialog.
For those doing copy & paste actions frequently in Ubuntu Linux, GPaste remembers the clipboard history and allows to find them easily via few click.
The clipboard is the place to store the text, image, file path and all the stuff that you last copied (or cut). The content in clipboard will be overwritten once you do another copy & paste action. So, when you trying to find out what you’ve copied earlier, a clipboard manager will be helpful.
GPaste is a free open-source clipboard manager that keep a trace of what you’re copying and pasting. It offers an indicator applet in system tray, allows you to search from history, single click to copy to clipboard, so to paste to anywhere as you want. And, a global switch is present to toggle tracking clipboard changes.
By clicking on the home icon in the drop-down menu, it brings up the main app window. There you may do all the functions, including create, edit, and/or delete content from the clipboard history. And, the hamburger icon on header bar allows to change the app settings and keyboard shortcuts.
For Ubuntu with default GNOME desktop, open terminal either by searching from overview screen or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard.
When terminal opens, run command to install the gpaste and extension packages in Ubuntu 18.04 & Ubuntu 20.04:
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions-gpaste
NOTE for Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10, the package name has changed (removed ‘s’ in ‘extensions’). So command will be:
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-gpaste
Other Linux, such as Fedora may install the clipboard manager via sudo dnf install gnome-shell-extension-gpaste command.
The indicator applet is provided by Gnome Extension, users have to restart GNOME Shell to allow working. To do so, press Alt+F2 key combination on keyboard, type r in pop-up ‘Run a Command’ dialog, and hit Enter.
For Wayland session, you need to log out and back in to restart Gnome Shell.
Search for and open gpaste from the overview screen will launch the main app window. For the indicator applet, enable it via Gnome Extensions app.
Firstly, open terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard) and install Gnome Extensions app if you don’t have it:
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefs
Next, launch ‘Gnome Extensions’ app, scroll down and turn on the slider icon to enable GPaste indicator:
And click on the gear button to change it settings as you like.
That’s all. Enjoy!
CopyQ, free open-source advanced clipboard managing software, released version 3.13.0 with new script function and command line options.
CopyQ 3.13.0 release highlights:
focusPrevious() script function to activate window that was focused
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 20.10.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application menu and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
CopyQ clipboard editor released version 3.10.0 a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10.
CopyQ is a free open-source clipboard editor with editing and scripting features. It monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application.
Changes in CopyQ 3.10.0 include:
COPYQ_DEFAULT_ICON=1 to show the original
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application menu and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
CopyQ, an open-source clipboard manager with editing and scripting features, released version 3.9.3 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.
CopyQ 3.9.3 features new loadTheme() script function loads theme from INI file. And there are also following changes in the release:
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application menu and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
CopyQ, open-source clipboard manager with editing and scripting feature, released version 3.9.1 today. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu.
CopyQ 3.9.1 release highlights:
hide_main_window_in_task_bar can be set using copyq config hide_main_window_in_task_bar true.logs() script function prints application logs.clipboardFormatsToSave() script function allows to override clipboardconfig() script function.
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. After added the PPA repository, install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application menu and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
CopyQ, advanced clipboard manager with editing & scripting feature, released version 3.8.0 with new script functions and performance improvements.
CopyQ 3.8.0 release highlights:
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application launcher and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. After added the PPA repository, install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application launcher and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
CopyQ clipboard manager 3.6.0 was released today with some new features, performance improvements, and various bug-fixes.
CopyQ 3.6.0 release highlights:
The official PPA repository has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and their derivatives..
1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application launcher and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk/copyq
Input your password (no asterisks feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. After added the PPA repository, install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install copyq
Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application launcher and you’ll see the icon in system tray area.
Uninstall:
To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq
To remove PPA repositories, launch Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
