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I currently dual-boot Windows/Ubuntu, but tend to use Windows more. Had to spend 20 hours actively to get Linux to display at full resolution & full refresh rate on my TV. Still have some problems with multi-screen setup where some screens just being black sometimes. (Also tried MX Linux, Manjaro and Mint with less success)
Maybe I'll try to switch to Linux fully at some point but I prolly need more "Linux-compatible" hardware.
Also copy-paste sucks on Linux. On Mac you do CMD-c/CMD-v, on Windows Ctrl-c/Ctrl-v, but in Linux it's Ctrl-Insert/Shift-Insert. My laptop doesn't even have an Insert key easily accessable, especially I can't to copy-paste using only with one hand.
My feelings about Linux are a bit mixed.
Almost 25 years in and I don't think I've ever even heard of using Insert for copy/paste.
You just highlight what you want and the middle click where you want it. Or Ctrl-v/Ctrl-c. There's a bit of variance from desktop environment to desktop environment but I can't remember that last time one or both of those did not work.
I've been using cntl / shift insert since my os2 days, and I will say those commands still work in windows and I use them daily.
That’s way slower than (on windows) to double click the word or highlight the content then with your other hand type control-C; control-V.
Higklggting and copying/pasting is slow using only the mouse.
I do exactly that dozens of times a day on *nix. Either not understanding what you are wanting or their is something jacked on your rig.
Only in emacs. I think some really old Unix machines had special KBs with a paste key and so emacs default paste key is mapped weird. Most of the time I use middle mouse button (ie press the wheel) which isn't precisely the same as cut and paste but gets the job done.
Just fired up the Tandy 1000 TL with MS-DOS 6.22. MS DOS Edit text editor uses insert for copy and paste. Cut = Shit + Del Copy = Ctrl + Ins Paste = Shift + Ins
Noob. Back in my day we used real scissors
Ok, that's a bit encouraging.
Ctrl-v/Ctrl-c does not seem to me to work (consistently) in Ubuntu with Gnome. It does work in some programs.
Middle mouse button probably works for pasting (also for copy?), but I'll probably risk accidentally scrolling.
MX linux ctrl c copy ctrl v paste. This is in thunar the xfce file manager also with firefox to be more complete.
I used to dual-boot using Linux primarily for many years. The end result I just stopped gaming because rebooting and only being able to exclusively game or do other things was just too much of a pain in the ass.
I eventually went back to windows. If I were to do it again, I think the optimum solution for now would be to run Linux in a Virtual Machine. The resource requirements for running a browser, spreadsheets, word processor etc are so low I just think it makes the most sense.
use ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v. Its worked on every systems ive used unless im using some odd browser based virtual console.
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