# VirtualBox shared clipboard not working on Budgie 18.04

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 17, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646 "2018-06-17T05:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![techno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@techno](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/techno)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/1 "2018-06-17T05:39:22Z")

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Ubuntu 18.04 (Gnome) works OK. LXQt 18.10 works OK. Budgie 18.04 not working OK. So, I am assuming it could be specific to Budgie. Any hints what to check?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/2 "2018-06-17T09:24:56Z")

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seems to be working fine here.

Using virtualbox 5.2.8 installed from the virtualbox website. Have installed the 5.2.8 virtualbox guest additions - again from virtualbox themselves.

Made sure I was in the vboxsf account in the guest and that in the virtualbox menu - Devices - Shared Clipboard - bidirectional was ticked.

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**Author:** ![jfbourdeau](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/jfbourdeau/32/13_2.png) [@jfbourdeau](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/jfbourdeau)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/3 "2018-06-17T18:13:37Z")

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Always worked well for me too. ( Linux, Debian, WIndows guests)…  
Version 5.2.12 r122591 (Qt5.9.5)

Make sure your installed Guest Additions and also follow fossfreedom advices  
[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)

I don’t think it is necessary but " VirtualBox 5.2.12 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack " add more functionalities but not required for Copy / PASTE

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**Author:** ![techno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@techno](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/techno)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/4 "2018-06-19T03:33:41Z")

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Must be getting old 🙂. I assumed that I have installed guest additions as I can resize the window. Anyway, after installing GA copy/paste works! Thanks all for the reminder.

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**Author:** ![HellsBells](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f19dbf/32.png) [@HellsBells](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/HellsBells)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/5 "2018-10-31T11:53:19Z")

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Had the same issue and yes, the installation of the Guest Additions solved the problem. Forgot to install it this time with this as a consequence (why is the guest additions not installed implicitely or, like the extension pack, you’re asked to do it?).  
All resolved now, can traditionally start copy/paste again!

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/virtualbox-shared-clipboard-not-working-on-budgie-18-04/646/6 "2018-10-31T11:56:30Z")

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Guest additions is NOT opensource - so cannot be shipped by Ubuntu. That’s an oracle decision.

The Guest additions is “free” for personal use … but as soon as you use it in business you have to pay oracle - that’s described in the EULA you read when installing the guest additions.