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copy and paste doesn't work in terminal

When trying to copy and paste from the terminal, it doesn't work. I can't use Ctrl + C to copy, and when I select the text with the mouse and right click, no option to copy or cut appears. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 for the first time a few days ago…
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Copied filenames prefixed with `x-special/nautilus-clipboard copy file://`

Whenever I copy-paste a file path I get this: x-special/nautilus-clipboard copy file:// instead of just
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Cut-Paste or Copy-Paste not working on Ubuntu 20.04 on using right-click context menu

I tried to cut/copy a file from one folder and paste it in another folder using the right-click context menu. However, the paste option is not working. The problem does not happen within same folder. How to solve this issue?
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How to select (copy) an output in terminal without mouse

It seems like a typical way that you have some output in the terminal and if you want to select certain phrase you use your mouse to copy it, but is there any way to select without using mouse? For example, I input ls, and get a list of files, and I…
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Copy and paste not working in ubuntu in VirtualBox 6.1.2

I have gone to Settings → General → Advanced → Shared clipboard and changed to Bidirectional. Also did the same for Drag'n'Drop and changed it to Bidirectional too. However I am still unable to copy and paste from my Windows 10 desktop to my…
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Copying file path from GUI to the command line

When I copy a file path from the GUI (right-click on file and press 'Copy') and then paste it in the command line (Ctrl + Shift + V), it shows as: file:///home/user/Documents/file.ext I would like it to show as: /home/user/Documents/file.ext Is…
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How to disable middle button paste in Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS?

I have installed Tweaks and turned Middle Click Paste off. That doesn't help. I have also followed all of the recommendations in these posts: How do I disable middle mouse button click paste? However, I can't get it disabled. It's a very annoying…
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Ubuntu 21.04 Wayland copy/paste intermittently fails

Ubuntu 21.04 Gnome 3.38.5 Wayland I've noticed that intermittently copy/paste starts failing. Anecdotally this only seems to happen when trying to paste into an electron app (slack/atom) but after that affects other applications too. Haven't found a…
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Trouble with Copy/Paste to a desktop folder

Being brand new at Ubuntu, I cannot understand how to copy contents in a flash drive to a desktop folder I created. I can select the copy method on the flash drive but can't seem to make it go to the destination folder because there is no "paste"…
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How to avoid the "dangerous copy and paste" problem

A brief quote from the article "Old tricks are new again: Dangerous copy and paste" at The H Security website: Copying and pasting something does not necessarily mean the user will get what they think they are getting. With a little bit of HTML…
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How do I disable/remove Klipper in KDE Plamsa 5?

Klipper is frequently causing the system to hang on copy/paste actions. This is indicated by my taskbar being non-interactive on copy/paste. This will usually last for 10-30 seconds, or I will restart plasma through the terminal. How do I…
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copy/paste between different programs stops working under Ubuntu 21.04

My OS: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 21.04 Release: 21.04 Codename: hirsute I've installed it days ago on my Dell Latitude 7420, and also have a bunch of other problems, reported here -- but I hope they are not related…
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How can one copy text from nano in Ubuntu WSL2 and paste it into a Windows application?

Microsoft has made this nifty tool called Windows Subsystem for Linux. WSL2 creates a lightweight VM running Linux (in this case Ubuntu) to facilitate using Linux on Windows. Within WSL2 (Ubuntu) I've run: sudo nano ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. I attempt to…
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How to disable Import option in LibreOffice Calc while pasting text in a cell?

I'm making a table in which I have to copy few lines from pdf to a table. I'm using LibreOffice calc for table making purpose. Problem is that even though I am copying simple text from the pdf, when I paste it to LibreOffice, Import Option keeps on…
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Ubuntu 22.04 - guest additions CD, shared clipboard, shared folder do not work

I had a VM with Ubuntu 21.04, I deleted it and I have made a new VM with OS Ubuntu 22.04. On the previous OS, I was used to enable: Guest additions CD: from menu devices>insert guest additions CD -> this enabled screen enlargment with right…
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