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<p>MaxG: Added fix for the case if shared clipboard does not work</p> <hr /> <div>VirtualBox Guest Additions provide kernel modules for VirtualBox virtualized hardware and userspace daemons for features like shared clipboard and automatic resolution setting.<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> Install {{Pkg|virtualbox-guest-additions}}. Additionally, install {{Pkg|virtualbox-guest-additions-x11}} if you are going to use graphical environment (including wayland) in your Alpine guest.<br /> <br /> == Enabling VirtualBox Guest Additions ==<br /> <br /> Start and enable &lt;code&gt;virtualbox-guest-additions&lt;/code&gt; service:<br /> {{cmd|# rc-service virtualbox-guest-additions start<br /> &amp;#35; rc-update add virtualbox-guest-additions boot}}<br /> <br /> If you are using a graphical environment, also start and enable &lt;code&gt;virtualbox-drm-client&lt;/code&gt; service:<br /> <br /> {{cmd|# rc-service virtualbox-drm-client start<br /> &amp;#35; rc-update add virtualbox-drm-client default}}<br /> <br /> == Enabling Shared Clipboard ==<br /> If Shared Clipboard doesn't work out of the box, try to run <br /> {{cmd|# VBoxClient --clipboard}}<br /> It might need root privileges.<br /> It was mentioned [https://lists.alpinelinux.org/~alpine/users/%3C2949ecf5-3450-47ec-0e0e-f14e8fdcd6af%40gmail.com%3E here]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Virtualization]]</div>

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