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I've installed Ubuntu Server under Virtualbox just to get a nice little shell. I've also installed the VirtualBox "Guest Additions" and set "Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional".

I still can't seem to get any copy-paste working.
Am I missing something here?

---

I've installed gpm which gives mouse support in server mode (no X), and allows copy-paste using the mouse, but still the VirtualBox integration doesn't work.

ubuntu virtualbox virtual-machine copy-paste

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10

I've installed Ubuntu Server under Virtualbox just to get a nice little shell. I've also installed the VirtualBox "Guest Additions" and set "Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional".

I still can't seem to get any copy-paste working.
Am I missing something here?

---

I've installed gpm which gives mouse support in server mode (no X), and allows copy-paste using the mouse, but still the VirtualBox integration doesn't work.

ubuntu virtualbox virtual-machine copy-paste

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edited Jan 4 '13 at 14:21

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I've installed Ubuntu Server under Virtualbox just to get a nice little shell. I've also installed the VirtualBox "Guest Additions" and set "Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional".

I still can't seem to get any copy-paste working.
Am I missing something here?

---

I've installed gpm which gives mouse support in server mode (no X), and allows copy-paste using the mouse, but still the VirtualBox integration doesn't work.

ubuntu virtualbox virtual-machine copy-paste

share|improve this question

edited Jan 4 '13 at 14:21

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Just trying this myself. Couldn't get it to work with gpm and a console only guest.

I strongly suspect that the clipboard integration rely's on having a running X server in the Guest.

A work-a-round is to install openssh-server on the guest and ssh using a terminal from your host to the guest. Then you have 'clipboard integration'

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

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  That's not a bad suggestion. In fact it's probably more efficient/responsive than using the VM window.
  
  – bukzor
  Feb 24 '11 at 5:32
  

  
  
  
  


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  @James Brilliant idea !!! :)
  
  – TraderJoeChicago
  Mar 30 '12 at 8:16
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ran into this issue myself, this is definitely the only way I have found to work around this
  
  – adeleinr
  Dec 21 '12 at 2:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Couldn't get it to work either on Ubuntu Server 16.04 no matter what, most likely it is tied to the X server like you suggest, so no-can-do with terminal only OSs.
  
  – Mahn
  Jul 11 '16 at 17:53
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  What IP address and port would you use to connect via SSH if the virtualbox is on a localhost?
  
  – DPSSpatial
  Feb 2 '17 at 18:21
  

  
  
  
  

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Try to use PuTTY and connect via SSH to your virtual Linux system.

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edited Aug 22 '14 at 10:19

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answered Sep 4 '13 at 10:24

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  See also cygwin, with apt-cyg (apt-cyg install openssh-server)
  
  – Jonathan
  Sep 23 '16 at 7:39
  

  
  
  
  


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  @JonathanLeaders You would only need a SSH client and not server on your Windows host.
  
  – phk
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1

I came up with a different workaround. Open a shared folder, and create an executable script in the shared folder. Put "#!/bin/bash" (or whatever/wherever shell you want to use), followed by the command(s) you want to execute. Like this:

#!/bin/bash

cp foo bar

echo 'copied foo to bar'

Just replace "cp foo bar" with the long complicated string you wanted to cut and paste.

Depending on what you're doing, you might have to source the script rather than running it directly:

source ./myscript

EDIT: Oops! I forgot to add that you have to change the line endings from Windows-style to Unix-style line endings. In Emacs you can use

M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system

while in vim it would be

:set ff=unix

Sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 19 '18 at 0:16

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

add a comment | 

0

This is probably not a "solution", but it's how I was able to get some data off my ubuntu server VM. I set up a simple php file upload script on one of my servers, then shot the file up to it via curl. As soon as I was done I removed it.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

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add a comment | 

0

If you're running a Server in a VM , then why don't you just ssh into the VM and use the terminal?

Think about it. It's a server with no graphical interface.

If you only had the sever version installed on a actual computer instead of the VM would you have been able to copy paste into it's command line prompt? You have no multitasking available in the same TTY unless you use some multimplexer like "screen" or "tmux" or a software such as "gpm" as v3.xx suggested.

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answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

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I don't think that you will be able to copy/paste in Ubuntu Server, mostly because:

1. If you try to do Ctrl+V, the OS will see that as a ^V control sequence.


2. You can't do a copy/paste with a right-click menu as there are no mouse daemons that support that. (As far as I know anyways, someone feel free to correct me.)

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answered Oct 4 '10 at 1:20

WuffersWuffers

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  The shortcut I'd expect to work is shift-insert. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
  
  – bukzor
  Oct 4 '10 at 3:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Not the point. This is a problem with the virtualization a guest additions.
  
  – GregB
  Apr 8 '13 at 21:58
  

  
  
  
  

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You need to use CTL+Shift+V to paste, copy as normal in the Host, and back in the VM add Shift as well if you wish to copy, so CTL+SHIFT+C ( then Cut with same + X ).

Cheers!

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answered Apr 30 '12 at 6:12

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  You are wrong. CTL+SHIFT+V is the keyboard shortcut for the Ubuntu terminal, but there is an issue with the guest additions in Ubuntu 12.04 which will cause copy/paste to periodically break in one, or both directions.
  
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53

Just trying this myself. Couldn't get it to work with gpm and a console only guest.

I strongly suspect that the clipboard integration rely's on having a running X server in the Guest.

A work-a-round is to install openssh-server on the guest and ssh using a terminal from your host to the guest. Then you have 'clipboard integration'

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

53143

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That's not a bad suggestion. In fact it's probably more efficient/responsive than using the VM window.
  
  – bukzor
  Feb 24 '11 at 5:32
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @James Brilliant idea !!! :)
  
  – TraderJoeChicago
  Mar 30 '12 at 8:16
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ran into this issue myself, this is definitely the only way I have found to work around this
  
  – adeleinr
  Dec 21 '12 at 2:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Couldn't get it to work either on Ubuntu Server 16.04 no matter what, most likely it is tied to the X server like you suggest, so no-can-do with terminal only OSs.
  
  – Mahn
  Jul 11 '16 at 17:53
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What IP address and port would you use to connect via SSH if the virtualbox is on a localhost?
  
  – DPSSpatial
  Feb 2 '17 at 18:21
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

53

Just trying this myself. Couldn't get it to work with gpm and a console only guest.

I strongly suspect that the clipboard integration rely's on having a running X server in the Guest.

A work-a-round is to install openssh-server on the guest and ssh using a terminal from your host to the guest. Then you have 'clipboard integration'

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

53143

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That's not a bad suggestion. In fact it's probably more efficient/responsive than using the VM window.
  
  – bukzor
  Feb 24 '11 at 5:32
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @James Brilliant idea !!! :)
  
  – TraderJoeChicago
  Mar 30 '12 at 8:16
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ran into this issue myself, this is definitely the only way I have found to work around this
  
  – adeleinr
  Dec 21 '12 at 2:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Couldn't get it to work either on Ubuntu Server 16.04 no matter what, most likely it is tied to the X server like you suggest, so no-can-do with terminal only OSs.
  
  – Mahn
  Jul 11 '16 at 17:53
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What IP address and port would you use to connect via SSH if the virtualbox is on a localhost?
  
  – DPSSpatial
  Feb 2 '17 at 18:21
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

Just trying this myself. Couldn't get it to work with gpm and a console only guest.

I strongly suspect that the clipboard integration rely's on having a running X server in the Guest.

A work-a-round is to install openssh-server on the guest and ssh using a terminal from your host to the guest. Then you have 'clipboard integration'

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

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answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

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answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

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answered Feb 24 '11 at 2:23

James McDonaldJames McDonald

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Try to use PuTTY and connect via SSH to your virtual Linux system.

share|improve this answer

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answered Sep 4 '13 at 10:24

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  See also cygwin, with apt-cyg (apt-cyg install openssh-server)
  
  – Jonathan
  Sep 23 '16 at 7:39
  

  
  
  
  


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  @JonathanLeaders You would only need a SSH client and not server on your Windows host.
  
  – phk
  Jan 1 '17 at 23:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

8

Try to use PuTTY and connect via SSH to your virtual Linux system.

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 22 '14 at 10:19

030

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answered Sep 4 '13 at 10:24

trigg3rtrigg3r

8111

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  See also cygwin, with apt-cyg (apt-cyg install openssh-server)
  
  – Jonathan
  Sep 23 '16 at 7:39
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JonathanLeaders You would only need a SSH client and not server on your Windows host.
  
  – phk
  Jan 1 '17 at 23:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Try to use PuTTY and connect via SSH to your virtual Linux system.

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 22 '14 at 10:19

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answered Sep 4 '13 at 10:24

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edited Aug 22 '14 at 10:19

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answered Sep 4 '13 at 10:24

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1

I came up with a different workaround. Open a shared folder, and create an executable script in the shared folder. Put "#!/bin/bash" (or whatever/wherever shell you want to use), followed by the command(s) you want to execute. Like this:

#!/bin/bash

cp foo bar

echo 'copied foo to bar'

Just replace "cp foo bar" with the long complicated string you wanted to cut and paste.

Depending on what you're doing, you might have to source the script rather than running it directly:

source ./myscript

EDIT: Oops! I forgot to add that you have to change the line endings from Windows-style to Unix-style line endings. In Emacs you can use

M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system

while in vim it would be

:set ff=unix

Sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 19 '18 at 0:16

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

add a comment | 

1

I came up with a different workaround. Open a shared folder, and create an executable script in the shared folder. Put "#!/bin/bash" (or whatever/wherever shell you want to use), followed by the command(s) you want to execute. Like this:

#!/bin/bash

cp foo bar

echo 'copied foo to bar'

Just replace "cp foo bar" with the long complicated string you wanted to cut and paste.

Depending on what you're doing, you might have to source the script rather than running it directly:

source ./myscript

EDIT: Oops! I forgot to add that you have to change the line endings from Windows-style to Unix-style line endings. In Emacs you can use

M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system

while in vim it would be

:set ff=unix

Sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 19 '18 at 0:16

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

add a comment | 

I came up with a different workaround. Open a shared folder, and create an executable script in the shared folder. Put "#!/bin/bash" (or whatever/wherever shell you want to use), followed by the command(s) you want to execute. Like this:

#!/bin/bash

cp foo bar

echo 'copied foo to bar'

Just replace "cp foo bar" with the long complicated string you wanted to cut and paste.

Depending on what you're doing, you might have to source the script rather than running it directly:

source ./myscript

EDIT: Oops! I forgot to add that you have to change the line endings from Windows-style to Unix-style line endings. In Emacs you can use

M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system

while in vim it would be

:set ff=unix

Sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 19 '18 at 0:16

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

#!/bin/bash

cp foo bar

echo 'copied foo to bar'

source ./myscript

M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system

:set ff=unix

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 19 '18 at 0:16

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

answered Aug 18 '18 at 21:44

user5753767user5753767

112

0

This is probably not a "solution", but it's how I was able to get some data off my ubuntu server VM. I set up a simple php file upload script on one of my servers, then shot the file up to it via curl. As soon as I was done I removed it.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

add a comment | 

0

This is probably not a "solution", but it's how I was able to get some data off my ubuntu server VM. I set up a simple php file upload script on one of my servers, then shot the file up to it via curl. As soon as I was done I removed it.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

add a comment | 

This is probably not a "solution", but it's how I was able to get some data off my ubuntu server VM. I set up a simple php file upload script on one of my servers, then shot the file up to it via curl. As soon as I was done I removed it.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

answered Apr 30 '12 at 4:50

Shane ReustleShane Reustle

1296

0

If you're running a Server in a VM , then why don't you just ssh into the VM and use the terminal?

Think about it. It's a server with no graphical interface.

If you only had the sever version installed on a actual computer instead of the VM would you have been able to copy paste into it's command line prompt? You have no multitasking available in the same TTY unless you use some multimplexer like "screen" or "tmux" or a software such as "gpm" as v3.xx suggested.

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

add a comment | 

0

If you're running a Server in a VM , then why don't you just ssh into the VM and use the terminal?

Think about it. It's a server with no graphical interface.

If you only had the sever version installed on a actual computer instead of the VM would you have been able to copy paste into it's command line prompt? You have no multitasking available in the same TTY unless you use some multimplexer like "screen" or "tmux" or a software such as "gpm" as v3.xx suggested.

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

add a comment | 

If you're running a Server in a VM , then why don't you just ssh into the VM and use the terminal?

Think about it. It's a server with no graphical interface.

If you only had the sever version installed on a actual computer instead of the VM would you have been able to copy paste into it's command line prompt? You have no multitasking available in the same TTY unless you use some multimplexer like "screen" or "tmux" or a software such as "gpm" as v3.xx suggested.

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

answered yesterday

AsimRazaKhanAsimRazaKhan

206112

-2

I don't think that you will be able to copy/paste in Ubuntu Server, mostly because:

1. If you try to do Ctrl+V, the OS will see that as a ^V control sequence.


2. You can't do a copy/paste with a right-click menu as there are no mouse daemons that support that. (As far as I know anyways, someone feel free to correct me.)

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '10 at 1:20

WuffersWuffers

13.7k1280117

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  The shortcut I'd expect to work is shift-insert. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
  
  – bukzor
  Oct 4 '10 at 3:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Not the point. This is a problem with the virtualization a guest additions.
  
  – GregB
  Apr 8 '13 at 21:58
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

-2

I don't think that you will be able to copy/paste in Ubuntu Server, mostly because:

1. If you try to do Ctrl+V, the OS will see that as a ^V control sequence.


2. You can't do a copy/paste with a right-click menu as there are no mouse daemons that support that. (As far as I know anyways, someone feel free to correct me.)

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 4 '10 at 1:20

WuffersWuffers

13.7k1280117

• 
  
  
  

  
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  The shortcut I'd expect to work is shift-insert. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
  
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  Not the point. This is a problem with the virtualization a guest additions.
  
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I don't think that you will be able to copy/paste in Ubuntu Server, mostly because:

1. If you try to do Ctrl+V, the OS will see that as a ^V control sequence.


2. You can't do a copy/paste with a right-click menu as there are no mouse daemons that support that. (As far as I know anyways, someone feel free to correct me.)

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You need to use CTL+Shift+V to paste, copy as normal in the Host, and back in the VM add Shift as well if you wish to copy, so CTL+SHIFT+C ( then Cut with same + X ).

Cheers!

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answered Apr 30 '12 at 6:12

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  You are wrong. CTL+SHIFT+V is the keyboard shortcut for the Ubuntu terminal, but there is an issue with the guest additions in Ubuntu 12.04 which will cause copy/paste to periodically break in one, or both directions.
  
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You need to use CTL+Shift+V to paste, copy as normal in the Host, and back in the VM add Shift as well if you wish to copy, so CTL+SHIFT+C ( then Cut with same + X ).

Cheers!

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answered Apr 30 '12 at 6:12

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  You are wrong. CTL+SHIFT+V is the keyboard shortcut for the Ubuntu terminal, but there is an issue with the guest additions in Ubuntu 12.04 which will cause copy/paste to periodically break in one, or both directions.
  
  – GregB
  Apr 8 '13 at 21:57
  

  
  
  
  

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You need to use CTL+Shift+V to paste, copy as normal in the Host, and back in the VM add Shift as well if you wish to copy, so CTL+SHIFT+C ( then Cut with same + X ).

Cheers!

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answered Apr 30 '12 at 6:12

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