I am new to this, so please bear with me. I’m running Kubuntu 24.04 with a libvirt/QEMU\KVM Windows 10 VM. I come to libvirt from VMware Workstation, so I don’t really understand libvirt yet. I had earlier had a problem with the VM screen size, but virtio-win-guest-tools.exe resolved that.
My guest VM is up and running. That’s the good news. The bad news is that I have not figured out how to copy and past files from my host machine to the guest machine. I have installed the Spice programs on host and guest, but when I try to copy from host to guest, “Paste” remains grayed out. Spice is running in the guest machine.
I don’t know what to try next. If I can get past this issue, I’ll be off and running and can put VMware (which Broadcom seems to have messed up) behind me.
After downloading, install the SPICE Guest Tools. Once installed, shut down the VM, close Virt-Manager, and then restart both Virt-Manager and the Windows 10 VM to ensure the changes take effect.
I’m still not able to copy between my Linux host and my Windows 10 VM. Both are running, and working fine (within themselves). Spice guest tools are running in the VM.
When I check on spice-vdagent in my Linux box, I get the following feedback:
Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of spice-vdagentd.service changed on disk. Run ‘systemctl daemon-reload’ to reload units.
○ spice-vdagentd.service - Agent daemon for Spice guests
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/spice-vdagentd.service; indirect; preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/spice-vdagent.service.d
└─override.conf
Active: inactive (dead)
TriggeredBy: ○ spice-vdagentd.socket
I have tried running ‘systemctl daemon-reload’ but afterward I get the same error message.
I have rebooted both machines since I installed everything.
What do I need to do in the Windows VM to enable copying and pasting (other than having Spice tools running)?
What should I have installed and running on the Linux host besides spice-vdagent?
I’ve done lots of research, and there is lots of stuff about this problem, but I am not advanced enough to understand it.
Is there a Libvirt for Dummies step-by-step out there that I just haven’t found yet?
If necessary, I’m happy to go back to the beginning and reinstall everything; I just need to have the complete install list and the sequence I should use to get the copying and pasting to work.
Many thanks. I apologize in advance for my lack of sophistication.