Is it possible to paste the Windows clipboard in TightVNC

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My VPS provider gave me VNC credentials which I can use to connect to my VPS.

After TightVNC Viewer connects, I want to be able to paste my password. There are a number of buttons on the toolbar, for stuff like 'Send Ctrl-Esc', so why isn't there one for sending the contents of the clipboard ? How can this be achieved ?

The VPS is virtualised with KVM and runs Ubuntu 13.10, and I'm running the Viewer on Windows 7.

Mihai Rotaru

Posted 2013-12-05T14:31:51.923

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As to the reason there isn't a button, that would be best left to a TightVNC developer to answer. If the standard Windows 7 "Paste" shortcut CTRL+V does not work then you are out of luck. – Ramhound – 2013-12-05T14:55:37.740

As Ramhound stated, Ctrl+V should work - Just be sure to connect to the VPS first, then copy the password from your Windows 7 machine, then click into the VPS and do a Ctrl+V or right-click then paste (if available) – John 'Shuey' Schuepbach – 2013-12-06T01:30:15.463

@Ramhound, @John - Ctrl-V is not working - I'm getting a ^ when I first press it, then a V. I also tried Insert, Shif+Insert and right-clicking. – Mihai Rotaru – 2013-12-06T11:59:46.850

@MihaiRotaru - I would try a different VNC program there are several out there. At the end of the day, if software does not support copy and paste, there isn't much you can do as a user of said software. – Ramhound – 2013-12-06T12:01:03.010

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In my case, what ended up working when using TightVNC from a Windows 10 machine to a Debian machine is the process outlined in this Arch Linux board thread:

  • Install autocutsel
  • In your ~/.vnc/xstartup, run autocutsel -fork before running your desktop manager.

That is, my XFCE xstartup would look as follows:

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
autocutsel -fork
startxfce4

fuglede

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