Short{Paste} is a simple clipboard manager for the Gnome desktop environment. If you're looking for a straightforward way to store and retrieve your copied text, this is the app for you. With Short{Paste}, you can easily manage your clipboard history and access your copied items with just a few clicks.
In this tutorial, we'll go through the process of installing Short{Paste} on POP! OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Git is used to clone the Short{Paste} repository from GitHub. To install Git, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Short{Paste} is written in Python, so you'll need to install it. To do this, enter the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3
Now, let's clone the Short{Paste} repository from GitHub. Go to your terminal and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
This will clone the Short{Paste} repository into a new folder called "shortpaste".
Navigate to the "shortpaste" folder by typing the following command:
cd shortpaste
Once you're in the right folder, run the following command to install Short{Paste}:
sudo python3 setup.py install
After installation, you can now launch Short{Paste} by typing the following command:
shortpaste
To make it easier to access Short{Paste}, you can add it to your startup applications.
In this tutorial, we've gone through the steps of installing Short{Paste} on POP! OS Latest. With Short{Paste} installed, you can now easily manage your clipboard history and retrieve your copied items with just a few clicks.
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