[6.1.46] Shared Clipboard not works

[Sagypt]

Hi,

Shared Clipboard (Bidirectional) not works in VirtualBox 6.1.46 with Debian 12 VM.
No problems with Windows (any version), Ubuntu 22.04, Kali 2023.1 VMs

Host & Guest: Debian 12 - Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.37-1 (2023-07-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Extension pack: 6.1.46
Guest Additions: 6.1.46

From attached log

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00:00:00.555092 Shared Clipboard: Service loaded
00:00:00.555100 Shared Clipboard: Mode: Bidirectional
00:00:00.555119 Shared Clipboard: Service running in normal mode
...
00:03:25.749233 Shared Clipboard: X11 event thread exiting
...

Can I provide some other useful information?


Update #1:

The same thing also happens with VirtualBox version 7.0.10

Update #2 - Workaround:

The shared clipboard is back to work by changing the desktop session from Plasma (Wayland) to Plasma (X11).
I use KDE Plasma version 5.27.5

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inxi -F
...
Graphics:
  Device-1: VMware SVGA II Adapter driver: vmwgfx v: 2.20.0.0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X:
    loaded: vmware unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: swrast gpu: vmwgfx
    resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 15.0.6 256 bits)

Thanks

[scottgus1]

Thanks for the info, Sagypt! FWIW it is known that Wayland sometimes gives Virtualbox trouble. There is an "Xwayland" add-in in Linux that might get around the glitches when Wayland is being used.

[Sagypt]

Hi @scottgus1,

which add-in? This?

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dpkg -l | grep -i xwayland

ii  xwayland                                      2:22.1.9-1                           amd64        X server for running X clients under Wayland

it was already installed

[scottgus1]

which addin?

"Xwayland" add-in

https://www.google.com/search?q=get+xwa ... e&ie=UTF-8

[Sagypt]

Thanks @scottgus1,

in the meantime I had gone to check the VM