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[Guide] Workaround for middle click paste on ThinkPads

 
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:27 am    Post subject: [Guide] Workaround for middle click paste on ThinkPads Reply with quote
For months I've been trying to get rid of the very annoying middle click paste on Linux on my ThinkPad T14 AMD. Finally I found something that works, even if it is hacky. Original post is here but here are the steps:

1. Install xbindkeys xsel xdotool
2. Place the following text in ~/.xbindkeysrc
Code:
"echo -n | xsel -n -i; pkill xbindkeys; xdotool click 2; xbindkeys" 
b:2 + Release

3. run xbindkeys -p
4. Make xbindkeys run on startup

It's silly and hacky, but it does work, at least for me.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Arch Wiki has other workarounds, they should work even in other distros https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/clipboard#Disabling_middle-click_paste
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