How to copy & paste from Ubuntu VirtualBox guest to Windows host?
Go to VirtualMachine's Settings->General->Advanced->Shared Clipboard (Bidirectional)
Reboot your virtual machine.
for me it solved the problem (it was set on Disabled), I had some machines working some not, so i checked settings in working ones they had bidirectional clipboard. Dont know if this was upgrade issue or... just double check your shared clipboard options.
Hope this helps someone.
VirtualBox V 4.1.20
Start your VM then install Virtualbox Guest Addition
You can find this option under "Devices" on virtual box 4.2 or you can follow the explanations at How do I install Guest Additions in a VirtualBox VM?
I had to do four steps:
- Install Virtual Box extension pack in host
- http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.3.28/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.28-100309.vbox-extpack
- Activate shared clipboard in menu
- https://askubuntu.com/a/438204/245048
- Install Virtual Box guest extensions in ubuntu guest
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11
- Reboot virtual machine