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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).

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

submitted 11 months ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This user, at least, has not touched a mouse in a decade. Young people do not even know what a mouse is.

[–] pirat@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's like a rat but cute, right??

btw do you know how to press Ctrl on my keyboard? I have already found the key of C, they're all white and sound good, kind of like an organ, but I can't see any Ctrl key. Also, do I need to press the entire key of C at once to copy? It's gonna sound intense! But I haven't learned using all 10 fingers yet for the keyboard. I only use two, so it will be hard to press them all at once while also pressing Ctrl once I find it! Is it one of those black keys? Actually I haven't even heard about the key of V yet... So I can't paste before I've learned a lot more! I've only learned A to D by now. And btw how do I compile in C#? Is keyboard really supposed to be so hard to use???