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I run a headless server that uses qemu + kvm to run a few VMs, and I manage them with virsh + xml file definitions. Because this a remote / headless system, I set the graphics as VNC, and then with ssh port forwarding, I can use TightVNC / RealVNC to view the desktop of the VM. However, copy and paste to and from the VMs (mostly want to paste to a VM) does not work.

I've tried looking around for a solution but I haven't found one with VNC as the graphics option. Is this possible to get working?

Thank you for any advice.

Jason
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  • Requests for product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they attract low quality, opinionated and spam answers, and the answers become obsolete quickly. Instead, describe the business problem you are working on, the research you have done, and the steps taken so far to solve it. However if this is Linux meaned it exists xrdp whixh works with the. ms remote desktop client. Most vnc clients also support c&p – djdomi Apr 26 '22 at 17:48
  • Thank you for the comment. The server uses the VNC protocol for the display and not Microsoft's protocol. I have tried different clients and none of them have working copy and paste with QEMU's VM graphics. I have used these clients with no problem on other computers running standard VNC servers, my questions specifically regards QEMU / the guest VM settings to enable copy and paste. – Jason Apr 28 '22 at 00:32

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