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entodoays's avatar
entodoays
Helpful | Level 5
1 month ago

Nothing gets copied to the clipboard after clicking "Copy link" on Linux.

Application Affected Dropbox Device Dell Inspiron 5482 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Fedora Workstation 43 running Gnome on Wayland. Dropbox App Version (if using the app...
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lukeyo's avatar
lukeyo
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1 month ago

Hey entodoays - this looks like a Wayland clipboard integration issue. The copy notification showing up but not actually copying to the clipboard is a pretty classic sign of that.

A couple things to try:

  1. Make sure you have xclip or xsel installed. Open a terminal and run:
  2.    sudo dnf install xclip xsel

2. If that doesn't work, try switching to X11 instead of Wayland (you can change this at the login screen). Sometimes apps don't play nice with Wayland's clipboard yet.

entodoays's avatar
entodoays
Helpful | Level 5
1 month ago

I installed xclip and xsel but this doesn't solve the problem. I'm running Fedora 43 which no longer has an X11 session. Shouldn't this be treated as a bug and the app updated to work with Wayland since this is the new de facto standard?

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    1 month ago

    I just opened a ticket for you entodoays, so that we can investigate this further. 

    Please reply back to me, and we’ll go from there.

    • entodoays's avatar
      entodoays
      Helpful | Level 5
      1 month ago

      Excellent. I'm available to help.

      • Jim I.3's avatar
        Jim I.3
        New member | Level 2
        4 days ago

        Any progress resolving this problem? It was great when Dropbox was well-intergrated with my ubuntu ... 

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