Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, CopyQ has configurable history size, it allows the users to search through the clipboard history and can be opened via some keyboard shortcuts. It can also be used from the command line. For keyboard shortcuts and examples of cli usage, see this page.
The latest version available is CopyQ 2.2.0, which has been released a while ago. Among others, it got support for dragging and droping items to tabs, a new option to open windows on the same desktop, custom system shortcuts, various fixes and GUI improvements.
In this article I will show you how to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, LXLE 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Isis, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Debian 7 Wheezy, Fedora 20, Fedora 19 and OpenSUSE 13.1.
Because it is not available via any repository or PPA, we have to download the deb/rpm from the official site and install it via the command-line. Follow the instructions for your system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Ubuntu 14.04, Pinguy OS 14.04, LXLE 14.04, Linux Mint 17 and Elementary OS 0.3 systems:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_14.04_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_14.04_i386.deb
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_14.04_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_14.04_amd64.deb
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove copyq
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13, Pinguy OS 12.04 and Elementary OS 0.2 systems:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_12.04_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_12.04_i386.deb
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_12.04_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Ubuntu_12.04_amd64.deb
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove copyq
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Debian 7:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Debian_7.0_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Debian_7.0_i386.deb
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Debian_7.0_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i copyq_2.2.0_Debian_7.0_amd64.deb
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove copyq
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Fedora 20:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_20_6.1.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_20_6.1.i686.rpm
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_20_6.1.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_20_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo yum remove copyq
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on Fedora 19:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_19_6.1.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_19_6.1.i686.rpm
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_19_6.1.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_Fedora_19_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo yum remove copyq
How to install CopyQ 2.2.0 on OpenSUSE 13.1:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_openSUSE_13.1_6.1.i586.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_openSUSE_13.1_6.1.i586.rpm
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/copyq/files/copyq-2.2.0/Linux/copyq_2.2.0_openSUSE_13.1_6.1.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i copyq_2.2.0_openSUSE_13.1_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Optional, o remove CopyQ, do:
$ sudo zypper remove copyq
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