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In Windows, if I hold Alt and select text by clicking and dragging, it works.

In Linux, it moves the window of the browser like any other window.

Selecting a hyperlink and dragging it usually does drag the whole link for drag-and-dropping.

How can I easily select text on a hyperlink like I can in Windows?

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    What Ubuntu version (flavour) do you use? I actually wasn't aware of that Alt+Mouse thing and always suffered from not being able to just select a link's text instead of dragging the whole thing. (Thank you for that!) Now I tried with Alt+mouse and it works for me. I'm on U17.10. – PerlDuck Aug 11 '18 at 16:55
  • @PerlDuck U17.10--Shockingly is EOL :p – WinEunuuchs2Unix Aug 11 '18 at 18:07
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    @WinEunuuchs2Unix Yes, I didn't yet dare to update. But it's on my TODO list for the next couple of days. Currently I need my PC to operate and cannot risk anything. – PerlDuck Aug 11 '18 at 18:15
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    @PerlDuck I totally understand. The U18.04 bug reports are scary. Make sure you clone your 17.10 and upgrade it and test it thoroughly before doing it for real. Check my script: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1028604/bash-script-to-clone-ubuntu-to-new-partition-for-testing-18-04-lts-upgrade – WinEunuuchs2Unix Aug 11 '18 at 18:16
  • @PerlDuck What about an ESR? – neverMind9 Aug 11 '18 at 21:45
  • @PerlDuck At the moment: Linux Mint 18.3 MATE. (technically very similar to Ubuntu). – neverMind9 Aug 11 '18 at 21:46

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I usually position my mouse cursor to the left or right of they hyper-link. Then Left-Click and drag the cursor over the hyper-link.

If you only want a portion in the middle of the of the hyper-link, then you must use winKey+Alt+Left-Click and drag your mouse over the portion you want.

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