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:Linux clipboard utilities lead to frustration and defeat
Linux clipboard utilities lead to frustration and defeat
Jan 1, 2009, 20 :04 UTC (37 Talkback[s]) (6512 reads)

"Naww, nothing is running. It turns out that xclipboard doesn't work with Gnome. Kind of a stupid error message and you'd think that the man page might have mentioned that, but hey, maybe it used to and just needs an update. Is there an update? Let's fire up the package manager and see. Strangely, a search for "xclipboard" said that no matching software could be found. So it's installed, but the package manager knows nothing about it. OK, moving on..."

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The more appropriate title for this stor ...   Wrong Title   
Tony OBryan
Jan 1, 2009, 21:22:42
 
There are two options for GNOME: Glipper ...   Re: Wrong Title   
Bruce
Jan 1, 2009, 22:01:37
 
Oh, one more note: As of today, Parcelli ...   Re: Re: Wrong Title   
Bruce
Jan 1, 2009, 22:05:36
 
... "My Troubleshooting E-Book will show ...   Check out his sidebar...   
Scott
Jan 1, 2009, 22:06:08
 
The gentleman who wrote this article pro ...   Agreed wholehearteldy   
Dave
Jan 1, 2009, 22:23:50
 
I checked my logs. You left a comment at ...   You must read very quickly   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 1, 2009, 22:53:21
 
Tony,I prefer running Debian Sid all the ...   I still have issues with these things.   
Greg Folkert
Jan 1, 2009, 23:44:51
 
Indeed I do Tony.In fact I have exceptio ...   Re: You must read very quickly   
Dave
Jan 2, 2009, 00:53:55
 
You promote yourself as a knowledgeable  ...   What's your point?   
Scott
Jan 2, 2009, 00:59:02
 
> I checked my logs. You left a comment  ...   Re: You must read very quickly   
Tony OBryan
Jan 2, 2009, 01:18:04
 
Sure.  I said right in the original post ...   Re: I still have issues with these things.   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 01:50:36
 
There are situations where installing so ...   Tony's Perfectly Correct   
Richard Steven Hack
Jan 2, 2009, 02:51:10
 
 He chooses CentOS(!) as his "desktop" s ...   Re: Wrong Title   
jp
Jan 2, 2009, 03:55:21
 
> I checked my logs. You left a comment  ...   Re: You must read very quickly   
jack
Jan 2, 2009, 05:03:46
 
For those insisting that CentOS is only  ...   CentOS is a desktop platform too   
Dag Wieers
Jan 2, 2009, 05:06:03
 
Indeed?I just installed Glipper on my Ub ...   Re: Re: I still have issues with these things.   
Dave
Jan 2, 2009, 05:56:48
 
Joe Average would have fewer problems th ...   Joe Average   
Scott
Jan 2, 2009, 06:51:04
 
> Tony can say all he wants that CENTOS  ...   Re: Tony's Perfectly Correct   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 12:48:10
 
"You run into this kind of thing constan ...   This sort of thing   
Don Whitbeck
Jan 2, 2009, 12:53:10
 
After reading this article and its follo ...   Tone Deaf   
blackhole
Jan 2, 2009, 13:25:22
 
> After reading this article and its fol ...   Re: Tone Deaf   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 14:19:27
 
> And what is wrong with CentOS? I use i ...   Re: Re: Wrong Title   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Jan 2, 2009, 16:45:19
 
> By the way, I just made a follow up po ...   Re: Re: I still have issues with these things.   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Jan 2, 2009, 16:49:27
 
I use Ubuntu as my desktop.I use Redhat  ...   I don't understand his issue   
Gordon Black
Jan 2, 2009, 17:03:25
 
You've seen them.  To demonstrate th ...   Reminds me of an infomercial ...   
GreyGeek
Jan 2, 2009, 17:23:43
 
.> 1) The clipboard works decently enoug ...   Re: Re: Re: I still have issues with these things.   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 17:33:26
 
> You've seen them.  To demonstrate  ...   Re: Reminds me of an infomercial ...   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 18:14:05
 
> I use Ubuntu as my desktop.> I use Red ...   Re: I don't understand his issue   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 19:35:13
 
3) If you'd said that it was a bit c ...   Re: Re: Re: I still have issues with these things.   
Tony OBryan
Jan 2, 2009, 22:28:52
 
>  Here's a breakdown of the article ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: I still have issues with these thi   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 2, 2009, 23:11:14
 
I've been using Linux since 1994.  E ...   I've never seen it   
Joe User
Jan 3, 2009, 03:17:38
 
> > I can only come to the conlcusion th ...   Re: Re: Tone Deaf   
blackhole
Jan 3, 2009, 10:55:43
 
.So I think that wraps up my end of the  ...   Re: Re: Re: Tone Deaf   
Tony Lawrence
Jan 3, 2009, 12:58:30
 
All --Please give Tony Lawrence a break  ...   APLawrence.com -- Saving my Bacon Since 1996   
Konrad J. Hambrick
Jan 3, 2009, 13:15:36
 
...snip... in reply to my own post ...>  ...   Re: APLawrence.com -- Saving my Bacon Since 1996   
Konrad J. Hambrick
Jan 3, 2009, 13:30:55
 
> Well, no.> I'm not a Linux expert. ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I still have issues with these   
Tony OBryan
Jan 3, 2009, 14:42:24
 
.... I'm running Ubuntu - maybe I sh ...   Re: Re: Reminds me of an infomercial ...   
GreyGeek
Jan 4, 2009, 00:27:36
 
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