[Bug 2085634] Re: Middle mouse click paste is broken across different applications in Ubuntu 24.04

Middle mouse click paste is one of the most important tool for
developers. Please have a look.

** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues #3498
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3498

** Also affects: mutter via
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3498
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown

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Title:
Middle mouse click paste is broken across different applications in
Ubuntu 24.04

Status in Mutter:
Unknown
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
New

Bug description:
OS Name: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Gnome Version: 46
Windowing System: Wayland
Kernel version: 6.8.0-47-generic

Middle mouse click fails to paste the selected text from one
application to another.

Steps:
1. Open a URL (e.g., www.ubuntu.com) in Firefox/Chrome
2. Open Terminal (or gedit)
3. Select any text in Firefox/Chrome
4. Click middle mouse button to paste in Terminal/gedit -> text was pasted.
5. Select other text in Firefox/Chrome
6. Click middle mouse button to paste in Terminal/gedit -> [FAILED] previous selection was pasted, not the new one

Additional info:
Is it related to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3498 ? If so, can this be backported?

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