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Linux Platform Support

Section titled “Linux Platform Support”

Linux-specific implementation details for Toss.

Display Server Support

Section titled “Display Server Support”

Linux supports both X11 and Wayland, each with different clipboard APIs:

  • X11: Uses xcb or Xlib for clipboard access
  • Wayland: Uses wl-clipboard or similar protocols

Implementation Status: Detection logic created in linux_display.rs. Full implementation requires both X11 and Wayland backends.

Files:

  • rust_core/src/clipboard/linux_display.rs

Priority:

  1. Detect display server (X11 vs Wayland)
  2. Implement X11 clipboard (xcb)
  3. Implement Wayland clipboard (wl-clipboard)
  4. Handle display server switching

Implementation Details

Section titled “Implementation Details”

Display Server Detection

Section titled “Display Server Detection”

Detect which display server is running:

fn detect_display_server() -> DisplayServer {
    if std::env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_ok() {
        DisplayServer::Wayland
    } else if std::env::var("DISPLAY").is_ok() {
        DisplayServer::X11
    } else {
        DisplayServer::Unknown
    }
}

X11 Clipboard

Section titled “X11 Clipboard”

Use xcb for X11 clipboard access:

// X11 clipboard implementation
let connection = xcb::Connection::connect(None)?;
// Access clipboard via xcb

Wayland Clipboard

Section titled “Wayland Clipboard”

Use wl-clipboard for Wayland:

// Wayland clipboard implementation
// Use wl-clipboard crate or similar

Dependencies

Section titled “Dependencies”

X11

Section titled “X11”
Terminal window
sudo apt-get install libxcb1-dev libxcb-render0-dev

Wayland

Section titled “Wayland”
Terminal window
sudo apt-get install libwayland-dev

System Integration

Section titled “System Integration”
  • Keyring: Secure storage for device keys (libsecret)
  • System Tray: Desktop environment integration
  • Notifications: Desktop notifications

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”