Enable Copy and Paste from Ubuntu VMware Guest
VMware includes the ability to copy and paste to and from your virtual machine window. To enable this, you will need to install the VMware tools inside your virtual machine.
Once your VMware tools are installed, you will want to launch the vmware toolbox utility, which must be running if you want copy and paste to work.
Go to your command line, and run the following command:
> vmware-toolbox &
When you see this window pop up, you should be able to copy and paste
I usually just send the window to another desktop so it doesn't interfere with what I'm doing. Now you can copy and paste!
Tested on: Ubuntu Dapper, Ubuntu Edgy Eft
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It's also worth noting that vmware-toolbox is essential to be running if you want automatic mouse release to work, so you can traverse from the Ubuntu guest operating system back to the your host operating system.
Ben,
That's an extremely good point… thanks!
how can you keep vmware tool running? or how to sent the windows to other desktop as mentioned?
It's worth noting that with VMware Workstation 6, this hack isn't necessary anymore.
Good to know!
We have been working on integrating applications with a lot more than just copy and paste across virtualized environments like VMWARE. i.e. take a dozen fields from a CLARIFY application in one Citrix session and move them straight into a web application in another Citrix session.
Doing this with VMWARE is next. It can also be triggered around say, a user clicking a button or losing focus on a control, automatically drives other applications / passes data into other virtualized applications..
Any use ?
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