[Bug] Ubuntu + Wayland: Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V broken in Cursor Glass (right-click copy works)

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

While using Cursor Glass, text copy/paste with Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V does not behave as expected.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Launch Cursor and open Cursor Glass.
  2. Select some text and press Ctrl+C.
  3. Move focus elsewhere and press Ctrl+V.

Expected Behavior

Selected text is copied and can be pasted with Ctrl+V.

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

  • OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (noble)
  • Desktop: GNOME (ubuntu:GNOME)
  • Session: Wayland (wayland-0)
  • Kernel: 6.17.0-19-generic

Version: 2.7.0-pre.113.patch.0
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 6f6ca294486449fb5e8fbae6c138d459ae95dd10
Date: 2026-03-22T08:13:33.045Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-19-generic

Additional Information

Input method

  • Japanese input: Mozc on IBus

  • Copy via the right-click context menu works; the issue appears specific to keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V).

  • Running under a Wayland session. Not yet verified under X11 or XWayland-specific launch.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the detailed report. This is a known issue. Glass currently intercepts Ctrl+C for abort chat and Ctrl+V redirect to prompt at a priority that overrides native copy and paste on Linux. On macOS it doesn’t show up because Cmd+C is a separate shortcut, but Linux doesn’t have that distinction.

The team is aware and tracking this. No ETA yet, but reports like yours help with prioritization.

For now, the workaround is to use the right-click context menu, like you found, or run cursor --classic when you need full clipboard shortcut support.

Also, this isn’t specific to Wayland. It’s the same on X11, so the root cause is the keybinding layer, not the display protocol.

Let me know if you hit anything else.

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​Thank you so much for the helpful answer! This is exactly what I was looking for. I really appreciate your time.

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Hey @nagisora!

Glass has been significantly rebuilt since this was reported, and the keyboard shortcut issues on Wayland have been addressed as part of that work. Updating to the latest version should resolve this.

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Thanks for the help and the info! I’ll definitely check it out soon.

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