In GNOME, however, youll notice that right-clicking immediately yields a context menu.

To get the same behavior, you actually need to use the middle mouse button.

You get a menu that allows you to move, copy, or link files to your destination.

Learn These Mouse Tricks in Gnome for a More Productive Linux Experience

Did you reassign the middle mouse button to something else?

Dragging to Copy Files

you’re able to also drag and drop to copy files!

Want to save a bit of text from that web page you were surfing?

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MUCH easier than finding that sweet spot at the edge of the window!

Now you could maximize your GNOME-based desktop experience.

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