On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 at 07:57, Boris via VBox-users-community <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hej Virtualists,
>
> I'm having troulbles exchanging data from host to guest and vice versa:
>
> Host:
> VirtualBox version 7.2.4 r170995 (Qt6.8.2 on xcb) on Debian Trixie
> Extension Pack same version
> Guest:
> Debian Trixie, only stable repos, Gnome on X11
> Guest Additions installed
>
> Neither the shared clipboard (paste is grayed out) nor drag and drop work:
>
> DnD: Error: Drag and drop to guest not possible -- either the guest OS
> does not support this, or the Guest Additions are not installed.
> Result Code:
> VBOX_E_DND_ERROR (0x80bb0011)
> Component:
> GuestDnDTargetWrap
> Interface:
> IGuestDnDTarget {50ce4b51-0ff7-46b7-a138-3c6e5ac946b4}
> Callee:
> IDnDTarget {ff5befc3-4ba3-7903-2aa4-43988ba11554}
>
> There is nothing in the VM log.
>
> The clipboard works with a Windows guest.
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
>
> Boris
>
Hi Boris,
First check the guest additions are indeed installed and running.
# In the guest VM, check if vboxadd services are running
systemctl status vboxadd
systemctl status vboxadd-service
# Check loaded kernel modules
lsmod | grep vbox
# Verify Guest Additions version
VBoxClient --version
SECOND IDEA:
Have you tried disabling Gnome's clipboard manager?
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste false
Try that.
If that doesn't make a difference, try launching guest additions manually
/usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard --draganddrop --seamless --display --vmsvga
(might require sudo, I don't remember, try with regular user and also root).
In case nothing above works, someone else actually running Debian might
want to chime in. I only run VBox on Windows Host with Windows guests,
currently.
Hope this helps...
FC
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