At Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:46:17 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > Jerry Geis wrote: > > What is the package that allows copy and paste between windows? > > I think I need to yum reinstall it. > > after the 5.6 update I get the copy button when I right click - (for > > example in thunderbird) > > put when I then goto a console window and try to right click and paste > > the paste is grey-ed or ghosted. > > > > Is there a package that controls the clip board or something? > > Thanks > > Jerry > > you might be looking for gpm > Description : > Gpm provides mouse support to text-based Linux applications like the > Emacs editor and the Midnight Commander file management system. Gpm > also provides console cut-and-paste operations using the mouse and > includes a program to allow pop-up menus to appear at the click of a > mouse button. Also note: gpm is for console windows only and NOT for X11 and it is not possible to copy and paste between X11 applications and the non GUI console windows. There isn't a 'universal' clip board. Gpm has its clip board and X11 has its *separate* clip board (actually, each X server has its own independent clip board, so it you run multiple X servers you can copy and paste from one to another). > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments