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[Sugar-devel] Unable to use shared clipboard in sugar live vm.
Shivam Rai
2021-05-04 08:51:30 UTC
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Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other vm's
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
2021-05-04 09:16:18 UTC
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Hi Shivam,

Could you explain what you're trying to do?
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Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other vm's
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
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s***@sugarlabs.org
2021-05-04 09:19:42 UTC
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Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack on the Debian
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other vm's
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
James Cameron
2021-05-04 09:35:36 UTC
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I agree.
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack on the Debian
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other vm's
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
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Shivam Rai
2021-05-04 10:32:25 UTC
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I have windows and i have installed debian sugar live build in it as a
virtual machine through virtualbox.
I am unable to copy text from windows to my virtual machine or vice versa.

In any virtual machine in virtual box we can enable the shared clipboard
feature to enable host to guest or guest to host copy paste.

But its not working for me.
Post by James Cameron
I agree.
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack on the
Debian
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other
vm's
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Post by Shivam Rai
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
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James Cameron
2021-05-08 00:29:30 UTC
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It isn't clear if you have yet installed Virtual Box Extensions on the
Sugar Live Build virtual machine.
Post by Shivam Rai
I have windows and i have installed debian sugar live build in it as a
virtual machine through virtualbox. 
I am unable to copy text from windows to my virtual machine or vice versa.
In any  virtual machine in virtual box we can enable the shared clipboard
feature to enable host to guest or guest to host copy paste.
 
But its not working for me. 
I agree.
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack on the
Debian
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other
vm's
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Post by Shivam Rai
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
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James Cameron
2021-05-09 08:00:40 UTC
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It's not really something I do. It is easier to set up an SSH server
and use an SSH client to copy any text from the system, using the
script(1) command, a shared screen(1), or log files.

I don't know what you did wrong, sorry. Unless you've kept detailed
notes, there's no way to guess.

However, you haven't shown that you have installed the VirtualBox
X11 guest utilities package on the Debian Sugar Live Build VM.

Sugar Live Build does not have VirtualBox packages preloaded.

You could install the Sugar Live Build to a virtual disk, then
install the Debian package virtualbox-guest-x11, then restart Sugar.

Or, you could install the Debian package
virtualbox-guest-additions-iso build-essential dkms and your kernel
headers, and then build the kernel module provided on the ISO.

Your question is about VirtualBox and Linux in general, not Sugar.
The article below shows some of the complexity of what you are asking
about.
https://superuser.com/questions/1318231/why-doesnt-clipboard-sharing-work-with-ubuntu-18-04-lts-inside-virtualbox-5-1-2

Hope that helps.
I have installed virtualbox extension pack on virtual box and i confirmed it on
my vm by checking it in extensions option. 
Is there anything I am supposed to do?
Or I did something wrong while setting the vm? 
I agree.
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack on the
Debian
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in other
vm's
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Post by Shivam Rai
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
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Vipul Gupta
2021-05-09 11:57:09 UTC
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Hey Shivam,

Your question is about VirtualBox and Linux in general, not Sugar.
Post by James Cameron
The article below shows some of the complexity of what you are asking
about.
https://superuser.com/questions/1318231/why-doesnt-clipboard-sharing-work-with-ubuntu-18-04-lts-inside-virtualbox-5-1-2
Was reading through the email list, and saw this. James is indeed correct,
it seems more about VB and Linux with clipboard sharing being definitely a
problem some folks face when working with VB. It didn't work the last time
I tried it with VB + Ubuntu Server. I instead jumped on to having Shared
folders between my host and virtual system using VB's shared folders guest
additions approach. Not sure how much this helps you, but I documented how
it worked out for me. Here you go,

https://mixstersite.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/solved-virtualbox-shared-folders-guest-additions-not-working-linux/

It's a bit raw, I scribbled the blog out when I was able to solve the
problem but hope it helps.

Best,
Post by James Cameron
It's not really something I do. It is easier to set up an SSH server
and use an SSH client to copy any text from the system, using the
script(1) command, a shared screen(1), or log files.
I don't know what you did wrong, sorry. Unless you've kept detailed
notes, there's no way to guess.
However, you haven't shown that you have installed the VirtualBox
X11 guest utilities package on the Debian Sugar Live Build VM.
Sugar Live Build does not have VirtualBox packages preloaded.
You could install the Sugar Live Build to a virtual disk, then
install the Debian package virtualbox-guest-x11, then restart Sugar.
Or, you could install the Debian package
virtualbox-guest-additions-iso build-essential dkms and your kernel
headers, and then build the kernel module provided on the ISO.
Hope that helps.
I have installed virtualbox extension pack on virtual box and i
confirmed it on
my vm by checking it in extensions option.
Is there anything I am supposed to do?
Or I did something wrong while setting the vm?
I agree.
On Tue, May 04, 2021 at 12:19:42PM +0300, [2]
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack
on the
Debian
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in
other
vm's
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Post by Shivam Rai
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
_______________________________________________
Sugar-devel mailing list
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Shivam Rai
2021-05-11 08:46:57 UTC
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Thanx to you all for suggesting these many alternatives. I tried and most
of them worked. The simplest among them I found , was installing
vboxguest-addition, which provide couple of good easy options to share
data between host and guest vm and ofcourse enhanced vm interface.

Regards,
Shivam.
Post by Vipul Gupta
Hey Shivam,
Your question is about VirtualBox and Linux in general, not Sugar.
Post by James Cameron
The article below shows some of the complexity of what you are asking
about.
https://superuser.com/questions/1318231/why-doesnt-clipboard-sharing-work-with-ubuntu-18-04-lts-inside-virtualbox-5-1-2
Was reading through the email list, and saw this. James is indeed correct,
it seems more about VB and Linux with clipboard sharing being definitely a
problem some folks face when working with VB. It didn't work the last time
I tried it with VB + Ubuntu Server. I instead jumped on to having Shared
folders between my host and virtual system using VB's shared folders guest
additions approach. Not sure how much this helps you, but I documented how
it worked out for me. Here you go,
https://mixstersite.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/solved-virtualbox-shared-folders-guest-additions-not-working-linux/
It's a bit raw, I scribbled the blog out when I was able to solve the
problem but hope it helps.
Best,
Post by James Cameron
It's not really something I do. It is easier to set up an SSH server
and use an SSH client to copy any text from the system, using the
script(1) command, a shared screen(1), or log files.
I don't know what you did wrong, sorry. Unless you've kept detailed
notes, there's no way to guess.
However, you haven't shown that you have installed the VirtualBox
X11 guest utilities package on the Debian Sugar Live Build VM.
Sugar Live Build does not have VirtualBox packages preloaded.
You could install the Sugar Live Build to a virtual disk, then
install the Debian package virtualbox-guest-x11, then restart Sugar.
Or, you could install the Debian package
virtualbox-guest-additions-iso build-essential dkms and your kernel
headers, and then build the kernel module provided on the ISO.
Hope that helps.
I have installed virtualbox extension pack on virtual box and i
confirmed it on
my vm by checking it in extensions option.
Is there anything I am supposed to do?
Or I did something wrong while setting the vm?
I agree.
On Tue, May 04, 2021 at 12:19:42PM +0300, [2]
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Its likely that you haven't installed Virtual Box Extension pack
on the
Debian
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Live Build.
Post by Shivam Rai
Even after enabling bidirectional clipboard it doesnt work in
sugarlivebuild vm.
Have tried some change in settings but it didnt work.
Although with the same settings there is no copy paste issue in
other
vm's
Post by s***@sugarlabs.org
Post by Shivam Rai
i am using.
I think its something from my side.
What can be done to sort this out?
_______________________________________________
Sugar-devel mailing list
[4]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
--
James Cameron
[5]https://quozl.linux.org.au/
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[5] https://quozl.linux.org.au/
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