Console Client? Putty's not up to scratch..

[Lorenzo Luengo]

Silent Ph03nix escribió:
> Christopher J Combrink wrote:
>   
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm using /Putty/ with 8.10 atm with only one gripe:
>>
>> I can't copy or paste into the console. Makes saving configs a royal
>> pain in the ass!
>>
>> I am using a laptop. Does anyone here have a solution, or a reliable
>> substitute.
>>
>> (I've tried Minicom with no success as I'm using a USB to Serial
>> converter.
>>
>> I have run a tail and the 'serial' is set to ttyUSB0 as it should be -
>> still no magic).
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated =]
>>
>> CJC 
>>     
> Depends on whether you want to copy into our out of putty, but it's
> essentially the same thing.  Here's what I did: 
>
> open putty
> log in
> did an ls just for some text, highlight the text, this copies it to the
> gnome clipboard. 
> open gedit
> middle click to paste the text. 
>
> down lower in gedit, I typed ls -l
> highlighted that, right click copy
> middle click in putty to paste the ls -l into the window.  Worked like a
> champ. 
>
> Getting used to the middle click paste takes some getting used to, but
> it does work.  Not sure if it can be changed, but that's the way to
> copy(cut) and paste in putty in Ubuntu.
>   
Maybe also you may need to set X to "Emulate 3 buttons" on your laptop, 
and then, when you press both buttons of your touchpad it works like the 
third button on a regular mouse. Of course, try first hitting both 
buttons, it may be already set.

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Lorenzo Luengo Contreras
Administrador de Sistemas DGEO
Universidad de Concepción
Concepción - Chile
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