Virtualization

This page is for those who want to enable drag-and-drop files and copy-paste between the host and guest.

VMware Guest Tools

Ensure that the following packages are installed in your guest virtual machine:

sudo apt install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop

VirtualBox Guest Tools

Install VirtualBox guest tools in the guest virtual machine:

sudo apt install -y virtualbox-guest-x11

Start the service:

sudo systemctl start virtualbox-guest-utils.service

Enable VirtualBox service at host startup:

sudo systemctl enable virtualbox-guest-utils.service

QEMU Guest Tools

Install the spice agent:

sudo apt install -y spice-vdagent

Start the service:

sudo systemctl start spice-vdagent