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Hi,

My mouse pointer disappears in Ubuntu Server terminal. Because of which I cannot use mouse or clipboard inside terminal window.
I was however able to configure shared folder.

Below are system and configuration details.

Host: Windows 8
Virtual Box: Version 5.0.20
Guest: Ubuntu SERVER Version 14.04
Virtual Box Guest Addition: Installed [IDE Secondary Master]
Mouse Integration: Turned On

I have another virtual machine with below configuration and it works perfectly fine on it.
Host: Windows 8
Virtual Box: Version 5.0.20
Guest: Ubuntu DESKTOP Version 16.04
Virtual Box Guest Addition: Installed [IDE Secondary Master]
Mouse Integration: Turned On

What I have tried:
1: Reinstalling guest additions
2: Switching on of mouse integration
3: Setting grub as per below instructions..
$ sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Then add [psmouse.proto=imps] in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="psmouse.proto=imps quiet nosplash"
Then hit CTRL-X to exit, then Y to save your changes. To update the setting:
$ sudo update-grub
And then reboot.

Any pointers/help would be appreciated.

Regards

Server installs usually do not have "X" which is needed for the mouse in guests. Did you install Xorg in a server?