Why cant i use `"+` in vim?

Question

Previously, whenever I typed "+yy in vim, it yanked a line to the system clipboard.

I reinstalled the OS again, and, when I try to do the same now the input disappears after entering +.

Steps:

I type " and vim shows "
I type + and vim disappears

How do I make it accept "+yy?

Welcome to [vi.se]! If you press yy when the quote disappears, does it yank to the clipboard or the default register? — D. Ben Knoble, Jul 05 '20 at 12:32
Got it, anyways it doesnt yank to system clipboard but register. Also checkout my answer — Machine Yadav, Jul 05 '20 at 12:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 05 '20 at 21:47

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After talking to my friend in Discord about Vim. I found out that my clipboard is disabled. :version shows -clipboard.

I did some research and found the vim-gnome package that fixes it. However, since I hadn't installed gnome, I found an alternative called vim-gtk3. I installed it, and now I can copy to the system clipboard.

edited Jul 05 '20 at 21:47

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answered Jul 05 '20 at 12:35

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Why cant i use `"+` in vim?

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