{"id":8838,"date":"2019-04-11T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8838"},"modified":"2019-04-11T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:09:01","slug":"clipboard-manager-copyq-3-8-released-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/clipboard-manager-copyq-3-8-released-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Clipboard Manager &#8216;CopyQ&#8217; 3.8 Released (Ubuntu PPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/copyq-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7593\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CopyQ, advanced clipboard manager with editing &#038; scripting feature, released version 3.8.0 with new script functions and performance improvements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/hluk\/CopyQ\/releases\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CopyQ 3.8.0<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Custom settings from scripts now saved in &#8220;copyq-scripts.ini&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>New script functions onStart and onExit<\/li>\n<li>New script functions pointerPosition and setPointerPosition<\/li>\n<li>New script callback onClipboardUnchanged<\/li>\n<li>Detect encoding for other text formats.<\/li>\n<li>Clipboard dialog opens much faster and retrieves clipboard data only when<br \/>\nneeded.<\/li>\n<li>Faster app start, smaller memory footprint.<\/li>\n<li>FakeVim improvements and many bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/copyq-application-600x338.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/copyq-application-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/copyq-application-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/copyq-application.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Copyq 3.8.0 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~hluk\/+archive\/ubuntu\/copyq\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA repository<\/a> has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 18.x, 19.x.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application launcher and run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hluk\/copyq<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/copyq-ppa-xenial-600x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"86\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/copyq-ppa-xenial-600x86.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/copyq-ppa-xenial-450x64.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/copyq-ppa-xenial.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After added the PPA repository, install CopyQ either via Synaptic package manager or by running commands in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install copyq<\/pre>\n<p>Once installed, start the clipboard manager from application launcher and you&#8217;ll see the icon in system tray area.<\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the software, either use Synaptic package manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove copyq<\/pre>\n<p>To remove PPA repositories, launch <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> and navigate to Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CopyQ, advanced clipboard manager with editing &#038; scripting feature, released version 3.8.0 with new script functions and performance improvements. 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