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Virtual Box Ubuntu Copy and Paste Issue

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  • 09-02-2017 12:18pm
    #1
    KERSPLAT!
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    Hi all,

    Have Virtualbox running Ubuntu 16.04.1. Can someone please, for the love of God, explain how I can copy and paste in the terminal window?

    Standard Ctrl+C/V doesn't work and neither does Ctrl+Shift+C/V...

    Any ideas?

    Bidirectional drag and drop and shared clipboard is enabled but does not work

    Cheers,


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    M.T.D
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    Right click copy/paste usually works for me

    You can use Ctrl+C form other text then use right click in the terminal window


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    #3
    KERSPLAT!
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    It only pastes what I have copied in the Virtual box and not from my Windows machine


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    KERSPLAT!
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    Nope, already had that set but followed the guide again to be sure and it hasn't worked :(


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    ItHurtsWhenIP
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    Have you installed Guest Editions in the Ubuntu VM?


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    KERSPLAT!
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    ItHurtsWhenIP wrote: »
    Have you installed Guest Editions in the Ubuntu VM?

    Yep, do I need to install anything else specifically?


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    srsly78
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    The guest extensions are what enables clipboard sharing between host and vm. Make sure you installed it correctly, try restart vm after.

    Also note that linux shortcuts are not the same as windows necessarily (depends on program). Try right-click and select paste rather than assuming ctrl+v is the shortcut.


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    KERSPLAT!
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    srsly78 wrote: »
    The guest extensions are what enables clipboard sharing between host and vm. Make sure you installed it correctly, try restart vm after.

    sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso

    http://askubuntu.com/questions/22743/how-do-i-install-guest-additions-in-a-virtualbox-vm

    Used this with no errors. Rebooted the VM and checked that bidirectional was still enables. Still not working

    Copy and paste is working within the VM but not from host to the VM

    Edit, yep, tried the right click but also Ctrl+V & Ctrl+Shift+V, no joy.


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    srsly78
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    Try install the guest extensions from the host app, not via apt-get. Might be incompatible for some reason?

    Not sure about virtual box, but with vmware there is a host option that simulates a dvd being inserted with the guest extensions.

    Try devices menu -> insert guest extensions cd.

    edit: linkage for you -> https://4sysops.com/archives/virtualbox-copy-and-paste-not-working/

    Note the bit about restarting the host guest extensions tray app.


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    PrzemoF
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    Silly Q: did you enable it?


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    KERSPLAT!
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    Enable what?


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    PrzemoF
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    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    Enable what?

    Shared clipboard.

    From running machine: Devices->Shared Clipboard->Bidirectional

    or in Settings: General->Advanced->Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional

    Edit: Ignore it... sorry


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    #13
    KERSPLAT!
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    Yep, have that :) Cheers though! Nothing has worked so far :/

    There's nothing on it so I might just build a new one and see


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    PrzemoF
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    What host key do you use? I have right Ctrl as the host key and paste works only with left
    Ctrl as the result.


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    #15
    KERSPLAT!
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    No idea what I've done but it's working now :D Updated to Ctrl+V and it's working with that too :)


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