VirtualBox: Enable Shared Clipboard (Copy - Paste) From Host (Win 7) to Guest (Ubuntu 12.04) and Vice versa

1. Check if you have VirtualBox Guest Additions installed.

Open Terminal (Ctrl  + Alt  + T)
Type modinfo vboxguest



If VirtualBox Guest Additions is already installed, proceed to step 3.

2. Install VirtualBox Guest Additions



3. Enable Shared Clipboard.

Machine > Settings > General > Advanced

In Shared Clipboard, choose whichever option you need. I chose Bidirectional for seamless copy - pasting. You can also enable Drag 'n Drop if desired.



Then reboot. Type sudo reboot.