how do I get multiple clipboards?

[rm-rf]

I've read that most distros have multiple clipboards, but Ubuntu doesn't seem to; is there a way to configure it so that it uses that feature? (I've already tried it, but I can't find anything)

[Peter D]

You can install a utility called glipper from the Software Centre. It runs in the Terminal (just type glipper and <enter>). You'll get an icon on the top panel. It's simple to use and you can configure it a little. It only handles text as far as I know.

[LinuxSecurity]

For a longtime xwindows has had the concept of a primary selection, and more recently, window managers have added a clipboard buffer. So by default you always have at least two clipboards available within Gnome and KDE. By simply selecting text and then middle clicking the mouse will paste the selected text; you can also select text, press control-c to copy it, select another text, and you now have two clipboards with two different contents: one has the content that you press control-c, and two has the content made available by the primary selection, which will paste when you middle click with your mouse.

From gnome-terminal, shift-insert will paste the primary selection, and ctrl-shift-v will paste the gnome clipboard buffer. I use this often when I need to keep track of multiple buffers between windows.

--Eric