Shared clipboard not working, Mac host, Ubuntu 16.04 guest

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darren.weber
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Shared clipboard not working, Mac host, Ubuntu 16.04 guest

Post by darren.weber »

Bidirectional clipboard is enabled, but it's not working for simple text. log attached.
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socratis
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Re: Shared clipboard not working, Mac host, Ubuntu 16.04 guest

Post by socratis »

VirtualBox VM 5.1.24 r117012 darwin.amd64 (Jul 17 2017 17:30:14) release log
00:00:12.390240 VMMDev: Guest Additions information report: Version 5.0.40 r115130 '5.0.40_Ubuntu'
You have installed an old set of the Guest Additions (GAs) in the guest. Not only that, but they are the fork version, the one that comes with Ubuntu as their default. You need to uninstall/delete/purge them and install the official ones that come bundled with your VirtualBox.
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
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