Google from anywhere

sudo apt install xclip

Install xbindkeys and run xbindkeys_config in terminal.

Install xsel

sh -c 'firefox "https://www.google.com/search?q=$(xclip -o)"'

sh -c 'xsel | tr " " "+" | xargs -I %s xdg-open "http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"'

• Ubuntu Gnome 16.04, 19.10, 20.04

• Desktop shortcut to open ssh tunnel and then open firefox tab

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/222240/select-text-and-send-it-to-google-search-and-google-translate-from-shortcut/222340#222340