Linux @lemmy.ml mariah @feddit.rocks 2 mo. ago

How to sync clipboard between 2 computers on xorg and wayland?

i want to sync what i copy between my tablet and pc, both running debian.

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KDE connect can do that if they are on the same network
- Or if you use a VPN.
  
  I mean, this still means they're on the same network, right?
  
  Do you have any tips using KDE Connect with a local VPN (Wireguard)? It works great for me on the same network, but unfortunately fails to connect outside of my network despite one (or both) devices connected to my VPN
- i have kde connect and have sync clipboard on but its not working
  
  To sync from android to your PC, you'd need to manually do it by pressing the send clipboard button in the KDE Connect app on your android device. It's due to a limitation imposed by Google. However sync from Linux to android should work automatically. Is that not the case for you?
  
  Are the two Linux devices on the same IP subnet?
  Are any of the other KDE connect features working?
Just out of curiosity, may I ask why you want to do that?
- im disabed and its easier to use touch. so i wanna copy a link on my tablet and open it on my pc
  
  On Firefox I can easily send a tab to another one of my devices using a Firefox account to link them if something like that sounds acceptable to you. I imagine the same is possible with Chrome.
- 2FA codes is one thing I use it for
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- Apparently it is a problem if this is the same use case. https://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2016/07/synchronizing-the-x11-and-wayland-clipboard/
  
  But between systems this matters none. You will use the same KDE Connect or whatever software of your choice, no matter what the windowing service on each system is.
- Is this true? Who controls the clipboard, then? The window manager? I always thought it was the X server
  
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