Configuring RealVNC to accept copy/paste on a remote server

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Published on 2010-07-07T13:52:45Z Indexed on 2011/02/02 7:27 UTC
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Hi

So, I'm using RealVNC Viewer locally (Mac OSX 10.6) and connecting to a VNC Server on a remote machine (Debian - I'm no Unix expert).

I want to be able to copy and paste at the command line, but Ctrl+V, Shift+V and Command+V all do nothing on the remote command line. First question: should I be trying a different combination of keys?

Secondly, if it's not that I'm using the wrong combination of keys, how can I configure VNC Server to accept copy and paste?

I have 'Share clipboard with VNC Server' checked locally, so I figure it must be a problem on the remote machine.

I only have command-line access on the remote machine (though I am root) so I need to configure the option somehow via the command line.

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