Primary focus of this release is Linux: new native distribution channels,
deeper platform integration, and onboarding parity with Windows/macOS.
Windows and macOS are unchanged at runtime.
Linux distribution
- Native apt/dnf/zypper repositories via the openSUSE Build Service
(Debian 12/13, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Fedora 40/41, openSUSE Tumbleweed). - Self-updating AppImage via AppImageUpdate: each release now embeds a
.zsync URL and ships the companion .zsync file. - New portable tarball artifact (CopyPaste--linux-x64.tar.gz)
used by OBS and available for manual installs.
Linux platform integration
- Native thumbnail provider and desktop notifier.
- Refactored X11 clipboard activation and pasting.
- Linux cursor monitoring and input focus retrieval.
- Enhanced tray functionality with capability warnings.
- Detailed error handling on global hotkey registration.
- Clipboard change handling simplified (debounce removed on Linux).
- Refactored Linux session detection with broader test coverage.
Linux onboarding & UX
- Dedicated desktop onboarding screen.
- Updated hotkey label handling.
- Default shortcut fix for Linux/X11.
Release pipeline
- Release manifest is now driven by the tag message (Severity,
Min-Supported, Blocked trailers). See RELEASING.md for the full flow. - GitHub Release now publishes AppImage+zsync, .deb, .rpm, portable
tarball and SHA256SUMS in one shot. - OBS publish job wired into the pipeline (tag-driven rebuild).
Documentation
- README: reorganized Linux install section (OBS → Homebrew →
self-updating AppImage → manual) with no hype icons, plus updated
download table and platform matrix. - SECURITY.md: documents the OBS-signed repositories and the AppImage
delta-update trust chain. - New RELEASING.md: single source of truth for how releases are cut.
Severity: recommended
Min-Supported: 2.3.0
What's Changed
- Feat linux improvments by @rgdevment in #41
Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.4.0