[ovirt-users] Problem installing Ubuntu Guest Agent

[Vinzenz Feenstra]

On 07/02/2014 04:31 PM, Bob Doolittle wrote:
> Thanks, that works a treat :)
>
> Will somebody be updating the wiki page?
>
> I'm still mystified by something though. I can't get copy/paste to 
> work in/out of my guest console, and console performance (terminal 
> scrolling) seems very sluggish.
>
> According to this page:
> http://www.ovirt.org/Understanding_Guest_Agents_and_Other_Tools#Linux_Guests 
>
>
> I need the "Spice Agent". The table says Spice drivers should be 
> pre-installed, if I understand it properly [1]. Is that sufficient, or 
> is there an agent executable I must install as well [2]? My kernel is 
> 3.13.0-30.
Yes you'll need the 'spice-vdagent' to be running for copy and pasting 
and all those features.
>
> Thanks,
>     Bob
>
> [1] Row 2 and row 3 use different terminology ("Built in" vs "Yes"). 
> It's not clear if they mean the same thing. If they do, consistent 
> terminology would clarify. If they don't, some extra description or 
> links seem necessary to clarify.
Well it's about the availability. Yes means, it is available and Built 
in means that it is already built-in and does not need any extra 
installation.

>
> [2] Similar to [1] there's the Spice Driver/Agent terminology 
> confusion. If they mean the same thing we should use consistent terms. 
> If they are separate, the agent seems to need a 4th row in the table 
> showing where/how to get it.
>
> On 07/02/2014 10:13 AM, Vinzenz Feenstra wrote:
>> wgethttp://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:evilissimo:ubuntu:14.04/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key 
>>
>


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