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Clipboard Sharing between Host and Guest

This guide will walk you through the process of enabling clipboard sharing between your host system and a virtual machine (VM) using the Spice agent.

Spice and Clipboard Sharing​

The Spice (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) providing features such as high-quality multimedia playback, audio support, and, importantly, clipboard sharing. enabling clipboard sharing, you can copy and paste text or files between your host and VM.

Enabling Clipboard Sharing​

Follow these steps to enable clipboard sharing between your host and VM using Virt-Manager:

  1. Start Your Virt-Manager: Launch the Virt-Manager application and start your desired virtual machine.

  2. Add Spice Channel Device: In the VM settings window, navigate to the Add Hardware section and select Channel Spice.

  3. Configure Spice Channel: Provide the following details for the Spice channel device:

    • Device: Spice agent (spicevmc)
    • Device Type: com.redhat.spice.0

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  1. Click Finish: Click the Finish button to add the Spice channel device to your VM.

  2. Start the VM: The Spice agent will now be active. try starting the VM and test the clipboard sharing feature.