Mac Virtual Machine On Linux

| 30-04-2021
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Mac os virtual machine on linux

On the Linux (Ubuntu.), open Terminal windows and CD to go to your Mac OS virtual machine directory. If you use the Windows operating system, open the CMD windows with Administrator privilege and CD to go to the Mac OS ​​​​​​​virtual machine directory. Perform the above commands respectively (after having replaced 'Your-VM-Name'). Install Linux(Ubuntu) on Oracle VirtualBox. Mayank Kumar Chaudhari. Which usually works much better on linux than on Windows or Mac, but you don’t want to leave your preferred os — may be windows or Mac OS or you want to experiment with a new software without risking the host OS.

Question or issue on macOS:

I’m using Mac and I’ve installed debian linux on virtual box.
I want to copy a URL from my Mac to terminal linux in virtual box. How can I do that?

How to solve this problem?

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Solution no. 1:

Sometimes, it’s just easier to open a terminal on the Mac and then SSH to the VirtualBox guest. That avoids a lot of the hassle of changing focus, etc.

Mac Virtual Machine On Linux

Solution no. 2:

I just had the same problem. After making sure Clipboard Sharing is on, Ctrl+Shift+V to paste into the terminal in debian.

Solution no. 3:

I just wrote up a guide to getting copy-and-paste working between OS X and Ubuntu on VirtualBox as it had been frustrating me. Maybe of help to someone who comes across this question:

Solution no. 4:

First
Install Guest Additions CD (Devices->Insert Guest Additions CD image).

Activate clipboard sharing
Then after a reboot, in Virtualbox go to Machine->Settings->General->Advanced and set
Shared Clipboard: Bidrectional

Change VirtualBox Host Key
In Vitualbox/Preferences/Input/Virtual Machine/Host Key Combination
choose sth different then ⌘

Key Mapping:
For the cmd/ctrl mapping for me adding the English (Macintosh) keyboard seems to be the most comfortable solution 🙂

Go to Ubuntu Settings->Text Entry
(I guess in older versions it might be in Keyboard Layout Settings)
Under Input sources to use: hit plus (+)
add English (Macintosh)

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I’m on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS 64bit in VirtualBox 5.0.4

Solution no. 5:

I’ve put together a page describing how to do this

The short version is that you can do this using AppleScript and a custom keyboard shortcut.

AppleScript:

This script is also useful for defeating password fields which foolishly prevent pasting.

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Solution no. 6:

I use ubuntu from my windows machine with virtualbox connected with PuTTY, FileZilla etc.

(Not using default virtualbox console)

Here is how you can setup yours from scratch:

Hope this helps!