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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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TIL GNU/linux has 2 clipboards (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pretty sure most of you already know this but for those who don't: you have two clipboards in Linux. One is the traditional clipboard where you copy with control c and paste with control v. The other one is when you highlight text and use the mouse middle click to paste text.

More details here.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I didn't realize they were different. I always thought my copy failed and tried to use one copy with the other paste.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

3 i use copyq with kde's clipboard and the highlighting thingy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Lol i had no idea

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah * and +

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Thought more vim folks would notice this.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Please stop calling it gun/Linux UNLESS you also use

Firestone/bus
chisel/David
vacuum/Danielle Smith

Etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

ah yes, Linux clipboard documentation: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/touch-and-input/copy-paste

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I mean, we live in a world where there are multiple use cases for non-GNU/Linux (i.e. Alpine). Surely the distinction has become useful.