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SpiderKenny
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Cannot copy and paste from Mac OS 10.11 Host to Ubuntu 12.04 VM

I would like to be able to use copy and paste from my OS X 10.11 host to a Ubuntu 12.04 VM (Terminal app) but I cannot get it to work.

In the VM settings I am using the Mac keyboard profile, and under VM Settings / Isolation "Enable Copy and Paste" is ticked.

If I copy anything to the host clipboard, I cannot paste it into the VM.

Where have I gone wrong?

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admin
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Immortal

Hi,

Welcome to Fusion community! Please try to uninstall, and then install tool to see if it works for you.

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martez81
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I have the same problem. I have a Fusion 8 on OSX 10.11 and Linux Mint 17 as guest. Copy-paste does not work in any direction neither through shortcuts nor context menu. I do have copy-paste checked in isolation.

I tried reinstalling vmware tools and confirmed that vmtoolsd process is running.

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mini2008
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Hi Kenny,

Suggest to uninstall and reinstall vmware tools like this:

1. Run 'sudo apt-get remove open-vm-tools' in Terminal.

2. Run 'sudo apt-get purge open-vm-tools-desktop  open-vm-tools' in Terminal.

3. Reboot vm.

4. Re-install vmware tools as regular steps.

Hope helpful~

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SpiderKenny
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I find that although CMD+C / CMD+V don't work, I can drag and drop text from the host into the VM. So that suits me for now!

GGabor
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Contributor

Yes, it is!

Thanks

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