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1. Copy and paste gedit in ubuntu not working virtualbox how to#
2. Copy and paste gedit in ubuntu not working virtualbox install#

The simplest solution to make it working again is restart open-vm-tools: This is for Manjaro/Archlinux (for other linux distribution guests check correct service name).

Copy and paste gedit in ubuntu not working virtualbox how to#

How to fix VMware clipboard sharing problem in Linux? I am running Parcellite on the host,could that be a problem? But even after rebooting I can’t copy/paste between the guest and host machine. I have the bidirectional clipboard share activated and have also installed on the guest.

I have on a Xubuntu 16.04 another Xubuntu 17 running in a VirtualBox. Why is VirtualBox shared clipboard not working on Xubuntu 17? There is a trick to problem workaround: If it doesn’t work after installing Guest Additions, just remove the Virtual Optical Disk from the Virtual Drive.

Copy and paste gedit in ubuntu not working virtualbox install#

Why is clipboard sharing not working in Ubuntu?Įach time you install Guest Additions in version 6.1.4 shared clipboard is broken. You can now press Ctrl+Shift+C to copy selected text in the Bash shell, and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste from your clipboard into the shell. How do I enable copy and paste in terminal?Įnable the “Use Ctrl+Shift+C/V as Copy/Paste” option here, and then click the “OK” button. How do I copy and paste between Ubuntu and Windows? Select Devices -> Shared Clipboard -> Bidirectional from VirtualBox VM menu to ensure clipboard sharing is enabled. Press ctrl + v to ‘Paste’ into a normal GUI application program, for example Firefox or Gedit. Press shift + ctrl + v to ‘Paste’ into another terminal window. Press shift + ctrl + c to ‘Copy’ (to clipboard). Mark the text, that you want to paste by pressing the left mouse button and move the mouse.