Clipboard commands don't work on Linux Wayland

[AimVaguely]

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Steps to reproduce

When using Wayland on Linux, when I try and use set-Clipboard it completes, but when I ctrl + v it doesn't paste what I copied, it pastes what was in the clipboard already. If I then use get-clipboard it outputs what I set in set-clipboard. The reason I believe this is to do with Wayland, is due to the note in the Set-Clipboard docs, where it says "On Linux, this cmdlet requires the xclip utility to be in the path.", but if you look at xclip's README, it says "xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation" (emphasis added), and Wayland is different to X11, and therefore it won't be compatible. The solution that other applications have implemented, is to use wl-clipboard when running in Wayland.

Expected behavior

CTRL + V: this is example text copied before setting it in PowerShell
PS> Set-Clipboard "new text"
CTRL + V: new text
PS> Get-Clipboard
new text

Actual behavior

CTRL + V: "this is example text copied before setting it in PowerShell"
PS> Set-Clipboard "new text"
CTRL + V: "this is example text copied before setting it in PowerShell"
PS> Get-Clipboard
new text

Error details

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Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.5
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.5
OS                             Linux 5.18.5-zen1-1-zen #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:40:47 +0000
Platform                       Unix
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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[SteveL-MSFT]

The cmdlet is currently hardcoded to use xclip if running on Linux. It would be a worthwhile change to use wl-clipboard instead if xclip isn't available or if it can be easy to detect that Wayland is being used.

[sidverma32]

@AimVaguely @SteveL-MSFT Can i take up this issue?

[dkaszews]

@sidverma32 If you mean you want to create a PR, sure 😊 . Especially since it has "Up-for-Grabs" label.

[sidverma32]

The cmdlet is currently hardcoded to use xclip if running on Linux. It would be a worthwhile change to use wl-clipboard instead if xclip isn't available or if it can be easy to detect that Wayland is being used.

This only needs to be updated inside GetText() function not in SetText?

[AimVaguely]

This issue persists, as I just tested on version 7.3.9. The same behaviour that I noted above.

As a workaround, I have just been using wl-paste in all the scripts that I make.