Middle-button paste does not work in linux

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Select some text in any application
2. Place cursor in terminal
3. Press mouse middle button

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The selected text should be pasted, but nothing happens.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64

Eclipse 3.7.1 Build id: M20110909-1335

com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator (1.1.2.201208131620) "Target Management 
Terminal Widget" [Active]
com.google.eclipse.elt.pty (1.1.2.201208131620) "CDT's Pseudo-terminal Support" 
[Active]
com.google.eclipse.elt.pty.linux (1.1.2.201208131620) "CDT's Pseudo-terminal 
Support for Linux" [Resolved]
com.google.eclipse.elt.pty.linux.x86_64 (1.1.2.201208131620) "CDT's 
Pseudo-terminal Support for Linux (x86_64)" [Resolved]
com.google.eclipse.elt.view (1.1.2.201208131620) "Terminal" [Active]

Original issue reported on code.google.com by a...@seneka.ro on 2 Nov 2012 at 8:41