ubuntu 17.04: cut and paste middle mouse not working?

[rifter]

On 5/4/17, Peter Teuben <teuben at astro.umd.edu> wrote:
>
> With the new Ubuntu 17.04 I don't seem to be able to do the classic "left
> mouse select and copy- middle mouse paste" action. I looked for an options,
> but found nothing,.
>
> This is an old-timer X windows thing from probably 30 years ago, and I've
> seen this feature deteriorate over the past few years. Not quite
> understanding when it doesn't work, but it sometimes seems to remember
> another buffer when I switch windows. I have to deselect that one, and
> re-select the buffer i wanted. Painful.   Perhaps it's also related to my
> using auto-raise and focus on mouse, I don't know.
>
>
> Many apps have <magic>-C and <magic>-V for this, but it's not consistent.
> Especially when you go across apps, the mouse based cut and paste is very
> useful and efficient. This would have a major impact on - certainly my -
> efficiency.
>
>
> - peter
>
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I have been having this same problem awhile and keep forgetting to
post about it.  It started after an update last year - I was on
xubuntu 14.04 then.  I'm on lubuntu 16.10 now and still no middle
mouse. Irritating.

Reading that bug is interesting.  My wheel actually works, but
selecting text does not copy it and the middle mouse doesn't paste.
My mouse isn't a logitech, either.  It's an off-brand (lsusb calls it
a "Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse"