I am trying to set up a debian-12-minimal template via the guide : Waydroid template
I am unable to copy anything to the root terminal (d12m-waydroid terminal) or even right click in the terminal. I think it could be related to some missing package but im not sure.
Anyone has a solution?
Thanks in advance
Install xfce4-terminal and run it. Then you can copy and paste as usual. It is a known issue with xterm.
I wrote a little bash script for handling minimal configurations for different use cases (WAYDROID included) maybe it helps:
Unfortunatley it doesnt work.
i installed xfce4 and restarted the qube.
Anyone else has other ideas?
You dont say where you are trying to copy from. This would be useful
information.
Generally in the basic terminal you should be able to paste by using the
middle button. If you highlight text in one terminal window you should
be able to paste by middle button.
Try that.
I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.
I am trying to copy from a disposable whonix-workstation into the root terminal of a debian-12-minimal temple. But also in the normal terminal from the debian-12-minimal template I cant copy anything.
The problem is that there are two “clipboards” in Linux - the standard
xterm does not access the global clipboard.
You can try copy/paste between xterm instances - select by dragging over
some text, paste in to the other terminal using middle button. Double
clicking should select a word, and triple click a line. Confirm that
works.
To make the xterm use the global clipboard you need to make a
configuration change.The setting is XTerm.vt100.selectToClipboard: true
and you can set this in ~/.Xdefaults, or with ``*selectToClipboard: truein/etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm` in the template.
Full explanation here
I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.
How can I access the settings?
I tried in the root therminal debian-12-minimal: sudo nano /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm
– the file was empty, I saved XTerm.vt100.selectToClipboard: true and restarted the qube.
It didnt work.
You can paste the clipboard content to xterm using Shift+Insert shortcut.
After some research found the solution.
I noticed that the global clipboard does copy something into the debian-12-minimal qube.
I found out that you have to have a computer mouse.
Just copy and insert normally into the qubes then in the terminal click the “wheel” from the mouse or a third button on your touch pad and it inserts the text.