Yank doesn't work with snap install

[rgarrigue]

Hello,

I've never been able to get fx's yank to work EDIT with my snap install. Hitting the shortcut y y (or y ), dialog show up the first y, secon y make it disappear. Then trying to paste somewhere else, nothing. Either with ctrl-v or right click paste, ... Searched GH issue, read the doc, tried with FX_NO_MOUSE just in case, in my usual terminal Tilix or Gnome Terminal, bash or zsh. Nothing works.

Here are my versions

➜  ~ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 25.10 \n \l

➜  ~ uname -a        
Linux framework 6.17.0-23-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Apr 11 23:29:57 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux

➜  ~ zsh --version
zsh 5.9 (x86_64-ubuntu-linux-gnu)


➜  ~ fx --version
39.2.0
➜  ~ tilix --version
Versions
	Tilix version: 1.9.6
	VTE version: 0.80
	GTK Version: 3.24.50

Tilix Special Features
	Notifications enabled=0
	Triggers enabled=0
	Badges enabled=1

➜  ~ gnome-terminal --version
# GNOME Terminal 3.56.2 using VTE 0.80.3 +BIDI +GNUTLS +ICU +SYSTEMD

Writing this issue gave me an idea. I had fx installed with snap. I removed it and went for the curl | bash install from the doc. Now it works.

I don't know why, I can try stuff if you provide me the details. But I guess that shoud be documented if not fixed.

[antonmedv]

My suspicion: it is snap.

Try to install by downloading the binary.

Problem with snap is - it is a contained environment. So fx can't call vim from it.

[rgarrigue]

I guessed that. It works with the binary.

So my suggestion would be to document that point in the doc, a warning in the snap installation tab.