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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] [Linux] xclip undeclared dependency: Ctrl+V image paste silently fails without it

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Error Message

On Linux/X11, Ctrl+V image paste silently fails with no error message Either paste works, or an explicit error like

Error Messages/Logs

  1. Nothing happens — no error, no message
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  • This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Environment

  • OS: Kali Linux (XFCE, X11)
  • Claude Code version: latest

Bug On Linux/X11, Ctrl+V image paste silently fails with no error message if xclip is not installed. Claude Code uses xclip internally but does not declare it as a dependency and gives no feedback when it is missing.

Fix Installing xclip resolves the issue immediately: sudo apt install xclip

Note: OpenAI Codex CLI handles clipboard images correctly on the same system without requiring xclip as a separate install, suggesting this is an avoidable dependency.

What Should Happen?

Either paste works, or an explicit error like "xclip not found, install with: sudo apt install xclip"

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use a Linux system without xclip installed
  2. Copy any image to clipboard
  3. Open Claude Code and press Ctrl+V
  4. Nothing happens — no error, no message

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.143 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

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