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Enable +C / +V in XFCE Terminal on Debian 11 (UTM)

By default, XFCE Terminal uses Ctrl+Shift+C/V for copy/paste, which is awkward on a Mac keyboard in UTM.
Here’s how to make ⌘+C / ⌘+V work without breaking Ctrl+C cancel.

1. Close XFCE Terminal.

2. Edit shortcuts file:

nano ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm
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**3. Add these lines :

(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/copy" "<Primary><Shift>c")
(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/copy" "<Super>c")
(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/paste" "<Primary><Shift>v")
(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/paste" "<Super>v")
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4. Save, exit, restart the machine and reopen XFCE Terminal.

✅ Now ⌘+C copies, ⌘+V pastes, and Ctrl+C still cancels.

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