[ovirt-users] Problem installing Ubuntu Guest Agent

[Bob Doolittle]

On 07/02/2014 10:35 AM, Vinzenz Feenstra wrote:
> 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.

This table is intended to provide sufficient information to retrieve the 
necessary item. "Yes" is inadequate since not even the name of the 
package is specified. I updated the Wiki with a footnote to clarify 
what's required.

Thanks,
     Bob

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>> [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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