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So I’ve been wondering why some copy-and-paste actions “don’t work” on Wayland. Turns out, in Wayland there’s only one clipboard (like in probably most other OSes): The one where you select something and then hit
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^C to copy it (it’s called the CLIPBOARD selection). They have intentionally not included the PRIMARY selection of X11 where you can just select some text to copy it and use the middle-mouse button to paste it.
(I’m not necessarily trying to rant against Wayland, btw. I just started using it more often lately, so I’m noticing more of the quirks. And I’m noticing all the little things that X11 did and that I used, and that now work differently on Wayland or not at all. Just trying to make sense of all of this and writing it down helps.)