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Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 15. Apr 2015, 23:44
by ronbarak
I have a
non-graphical Ubuntu installed inside
VirtualBox under
Windows.
I've installed
VBoxGuestAdditions (and enabled bidirectional Drag'n'Drop - for the hell of it).
However, none of the following will
paste to the guest OS:
- Shift+Ins
- Ctrl+v
- Ctrl+Shift+v
- Pressing right-click and left-click simultaneously (this emulates a middle-click on my laptop's two keys touch-pad).
What are the sequences for mouse/keyboard cut-and-paste in non-graphical Ubuntu under VirtualBox?
Environment:
- VirtualBox: 4.3.12 r93733
- VBoxGuest: 4.3.12
- Guest OS: Linux ubuntu 3.13.0-32-generic #57~precise1-Ubuntu SMP x86_64
- Host OS: Windows 7
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:14
by Perryg
Without X I don't see anything that is going to help.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:22
by ronbarak
Perryg wrote:Without X I don't see anything that is going to help.
Compare this situation to Cygwin: there you can cut-and-paste to a mintty window - without needing X-windows.
Reasonable to expect that cut-and-paste from host/guest would work on VirtualBox also.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:31
by Perryg
Maybe true but you are not using cygwin.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:47
by loukingjr
ronbarak wrote:Compare this situation to Cygwin: there you can cut-and-paste to a mintty window - without needing X-windows.
from the Cygwin page…
X server 1.17 and X.Org X11 Release 7.7 are now included in Cygwin.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:53
by ronbarak
mintty can do cut-and-paste when the X-windows server is not in memory.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 00:58
by Perryg
The good thing is VirtualBox is open source and if you want to provide the code to make it happen I am sure everyone will be grateful.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 01:07
by loukingjr
Here is one possible solution I found with no trouble…
I recommend installing ssh server, then connecting to the VM with the SSH client of your choice, e.g. PuTTY - this offers not only easy cut&paste, but also a resizable text console and other goodies. – Eugen Rieck
Do I know what it means or how to implement it? nope.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 01:23
by ronbarak
loukingjr wrote:I recommend installing ssh server, then connecting to the VM with the SSH client of your choice, e.g. PuTTY - this offers not only easy cut&paste, but also a resizable text console and other goodies. – Eugen Rieck
That's an interesting idea to fall back on if natural cut-and-paste solution is not found. Thanks.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 16. Apr 2015, 01:24
by loukingjr
no problem.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 19. May 2015, 01:21
by mlentz002
Cut/Paste should be removed, since it doesn't work. Or at least identify which hosts are supported. Doesn't work between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu server.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 19. May 2015, 01:56
by loukingjr
mlentz002 wrote:Cut/Paste should be removed, since it doesn't work. Or at least identify which hosts are supported. Doesn't work between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu server.
Cut and Paste works on my OSX, Linux and Windows hosts so I would rather it not be removed TYVM.
Re: Mouse/keyboard sequences for Ubuntu cut-and-paste ?
Posted: 19. May 2015, 02:15
by Perryg
mlentz002 wrote:Cut/Paste should be removed, since it doesn't work. Or at least identify which hosts are supported. Doesn't work between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu server.
That's right if only 95% of the users can use it then it should go away.
Seriously you can find a replacement really easy.