I have anon-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
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.
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.
OSX, Linux and Windows Hosts & Guests
There are three groups of people. Those that can count and those that can't.
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.
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.
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.
OSX, Linux and Windows Hosts & Guests
There are three groups of people. Those that can count and those that can't.
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.