Enable copy/paste in vim on bare Linux

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I'm using vim on Linux Debian without desktop environment (i.e xorg, i3, urxvt). I'm not unable to copy and paste ("+, "* not work), because clipboard package is not installed:

└> vim --version | grep clipboard
-clipboard         +jumplist          +persistent_undo   +vartabs
+eval              +mouse_gpm         +syntax            -xterm_clipboard

What should I install to enable clipboard?

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I'm running X server

` VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Jun 15 2019 16:41:15) Included patches: 1-875, 878, 884, 948, 1046, 1365-1368, 1382, 1401 Modified by [email protected] Compiled by [email protected] Huge version without GUI. ` — poul1x, Jan 02 '20 at 20:26
Vim isn't responsible for copy/past behavior in that configuration, `urxvt` is: [Copying & Pasting with URxvt](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/212360/copying-pasting-with-urxvt) — Warren Young, Jan 02 '20 at 20:32
How are you expecting to use the X selections of an X server if you aren't running an X server? — JdeBP, Jan 02 '20 at 20:47
I'm running xorg. I can use _ctrl-alt-v_ to copy/paste in _urxvt_ and _vim_. But "+, "* not work — poul1x, Jan 02 '20 at 20:56
Note then that "without desktop environment (i.e xorg" can be read as your _not_ running an X server. — JdeBP, Jan 03 '20 at 06:54

user1794469 · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-02T20:36:14.133

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According to this, you will need to install vim-gtk. The package includes a non-gui version but will install a bunch of dependencies.

edited Jan 02 '20 at 20:36

answered Jan 02 '20 at 20:01

user1794469

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How are you expecting a VIM that has no X client code to access the X clipboard of an X server? (-: – JdeBP Jan 02 '20 at 20:25
Oops, I thought that vim-nox would include a way to use the clipboard but it won't as far as I can tell. – user1794469 Jan 02 '20 at 20:37
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`vim-gtk` works well, but I would prefer approach without bunch of dependencies to achieve that – poul1x Jan 02 '20 at 21:13

Enable copy/paste in vim on bare Linux

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