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I am running arch linux with Oracle VM Virtual Box Manager on Mac OS X 10.7, and am running into a problem where I cannot select text in my Mac OS X world and paste it into Arch land… I tried installing a program called KeyRemap4MacBook and enabled Mouse Keys Mode -> [option] Space to MiddleClick…
When I try copying some text from either Mac OS X or from within the terminal inside the i3 window manager, pressing option-space does absolutely nothing.
Have you installed the guest additions in your arch linux VM? I believe bi-directional clipboard won’t work without them.
If you find that you are often needing to share the clipboard, you might find more success by launching your VM in a headless mode (see
VBoxHeadlessor the--type headlessin chapter 7 of the manual. You can then use something likeTightVNCto connect directly to the guest andautocutselto get a shared clipboard through the VNC connection.