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Install clipman on CachyOS

A simple clipboard manager for Wayland.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install clipman on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal:

sudo pacman -S clipman

clipman is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing clipman?

  1. Run clipman in a terminal.
  2. Run pacman -Qi clipman to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove clipman?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns clipman

What is clipman?

A simple clipboard manager for Wayland, (Active Fork).

Package description: A simple clipboard manager for Wayland

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    chmouel/clipman · ★ 92 stars · last commit Oct 28, 2026 · latest release Oct 10, 2025

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Ignore items from certain programsOpen

      Is there a way to ignore items from certain programs. In clipmenu one could for example set CMIGNOREWINDOW. Alternatively is there a way to ignore an item when manually calling wl-copy?

      @AckslD · · 5 comments · View on GitHub

    2. `clipman --version` reports 1.6.2 for v1.7.0Closed

      Description: The tag v1.7.0 still contains const version = "1.6.2" in main.go (line 20), so clipman --version prints 1.6.2 for a build of v1.7.0. Steps to reproduce: 1. Build from the v1.7.0 tarball (or git checkout v1.7.0 && go build) 2. Run clipman --version Expected: 1.7.0…

      @ts-void · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Bug: `--min-char` counts bytes instead of charactersOpen

      The --min-char flag is documented as specifying the minimum number of characters required before storing clipboard content. However, the implementation uses Go's len() function, which counts bytes rather than Unicode characters. This causes unexpected behavior with multibyte…

      @ts-void · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    clipman on CachyOS: questions

    Is clipman in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The clipman package is in the cachyos repo, version 1.7.0-1, built 2026-09-23. Install it with sudo pacman -S clipman.

    Do I need an AUR helper for clipman?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the clipman command?

    clipman. The package is called clipman.