How to Install Pasty on Elementary OS

Pasty is a simple and lightweight clipboard manager for Linux. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pasty on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 1 – Install Dependencies

Pasty requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

• libgtk-3-dev
• libvte-2.91-dev
• libjson-c-dev
• libpcre3-dev
• libcurl4-gnutls-dev
• libssl-dev

You can install these dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev libvte-2.91-dev libjson-c-dev libpcre3-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev

Step 2 – Download Pasty

To download Pasty, you first need to clone the Git repository of Pasty. Run the following command to clone the Git repository in your home directory:

git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git ~/pasty

Step 3 – Build and Install Pasty

Now that you have downloaded the source code of Pasty, you can build and install it on your system. Change the directory to the Pasty directory using the following command:

cd ~/pasty

Then, run the following commands:

make
sudo make install

These commands will build and install Pasty on your system.

Step 4 – Launch Pasty

Once the installation is complete, you can launch Pasty by running the following command:

pasty

And that's it! You have successfully installed Pasty on your Elementary OS system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Pasty on your Elementary OS system. Pasty is a simple and lightweight clipboard manager that allows you to copy and paste multiple items. It can come in handy when you need to copy and paste multiple items repeatedly.