X2GO: Clipboard (copy/paste) stops working from Windows 10 to Linux CentOS and vice-versa [closed]

Question

I'm using X2GO to connect to a remote VM from my Windows 10 OS, but clipboard breaks after I try to copy/paste something from my local machine to the remote. It initially works after I start the session, but it stops working after few times of copy/paste.

The things is that when it happens, Windows clipboard stops functioning also.

Only after I restart the session, clipboard works again until it breaks.

There is no much on this issue in the internet. I tried few options suggested by some people, but it didn't help.

The remote machine is CentOS 7.7.1908.

I'm using latest X2GO Client/Server:

Client v. 4.1.2.2

Server v. 3.5.99.25

Any suggestion for workaround?

Cero

Answer 1

Just after I published my question, I was hit by "eureka" discovery and found the solution.

Follow these steps:

• Open X2GO Client application
• Click "Options" menu --> Settings
• Select "X. Org Server Settings" tab
• Select "do not use primary clipboard" (make sure its CHECKED!)
• Click OK
• !!! RESTART X2GO CLIENT !!!

Cero

Okay.. But what would be the way if we use custom X-Server. Then the do not use primary clipboard is disabled. We have to provide some command line options. My current set up is -multiwindow -notrayicon -clipboard -noprimary -keyhook and windows clipboard is not workink – Nope

Answer 2

Unfortunately, sometimes clipboard breaks even with these settings:

Click "Options" menu --> Settings
Select "X. Org Server Settings" tab
Select "do not use primary clipboard" (make sure its CHECKED!)

I use following workaround when this happened. I copy any text on the remote machine and than copy on my local. After that, clipboard is fine (not for long)

Apollus

yes, even with these settings it happens, but rarely. in my case, its stable enough. I suggest to restart the session if it happens to you – Cero

IMHO those changes do not really make a difference. It works... Until a certain moment. Then it is broken. Then I suspend the session and resume again and it is okay again. – Ervinervine

The "copy from remote to local" trick usually fixes copying from local to remote for me. I just have to randomly copy in both directions to keep it working. No amount of restarting x2go fixes it. – Xenia

Answer 3

Running x2goclient inside wsl2 should solve this problem.

It looks like this if running inside wsl2:

Mauceri

Answer 4

In the remote server within X2go I opened up an editor and tried copying and pasting in there to 'reset' things and then it worked in the terminal again

Devlen

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