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How to copy selection to X primary on Linux?

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There are 2 ways to copy-paste in Linux. The traditional ctrl+c/ctrl+v, which copies the selection to clipboard. There is another way that automatically copies the selected text to X primary register (without pressing any other buttons).

The second mode (copying to X primary), no longer works for me. How can I fix it? (The feature works on other GTK apps)

89.0.2 (64-bit) Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0

There are 2 ways to copy-paste in Linux. The traditional ctrl+c/ctrl+v, which copies the selection to '''clipboard'''. There is another way that automatically copies the selected text to '''X primary register''' (without pressing any other buttons). The second mode (copying to X primary), no longer works for me. How can I fix it? (The feature works on other GTK apps) 89.0.2 (64-bit) Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0

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cor-el
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Try the Firefox version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.