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Asked: 2020-03-18 11:43:23 +0800 CST

Where can I get hold of SPICE guest tools for Lubuntu?

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It seems that gnome-boxes requires a package called 'SPICE guest tools' to be installed on a guest system, in order for USB devices to be redirected from the host to the guest. I am running Lubuntu 18.04 as a guest in a gnome box and I am confused as to where I can download this 'guest tools' package.

The gnome-boxes properties dialog window says it can be downloaded from http://www.spice-space.org/download.html ; however, I can only find Windows binaries for the guest tools but not for Linux.

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  1. By now you might have noticed Lubuntu’s screen resolution is small with extra black spaces on the left and right side, and folder sharing is not enabled too. This brings up the need to install guest tools on Lubuntu. ​

    Launch terminal program from the guest session (not your host terminal program) and install the guest tools using the below command:

    sudo apt install spice-vdagent spice-webdavd

    Reference

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