I can confirm this bug. I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with GIMP 2.8.4. But the same happens if you close LibreOffice and you copy a text to another program and LibreOffice is closed and so on.
** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952432 Title: i can't paste an image in another program after closing gimp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/952432/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs