X2GO: Clipboard (copy/paste) stops working from Windows 10 to Linux CentOS and vice-versa

Question

I'm using X2GO to connect to a remote VM from my Windows 10 OS, but clipboard breaks after I try to copy/paste something from my local machine to the remote. It initially works after I start the session, but it stops working after few times of copy/paste.

The things is that when it happens, Windows clipboard stops functioning also.

Only after I restart the session, clipboard works again until it breaks.

There is no much on this issue in the internet. I tried few options suggested by some people, but it didn't help.

The remote machine is CentOS 7.7.1908.

I'm using latest X2GO Client/Server:

Client v. 4.1.2.2

Server v. 3.5.99.25

Any suggestion for workaround?

Answer 1

In the remote server within X2go I opened up an editor and tried copying and pasting in there to 'reset' things and then it worked in the terminal again

Answer 2

Unfortunately, sometimes clipboard breaks even with these settings:

Click "Options" menu --> Settings
Select "X. Org Server Settings" tab
Select "do not use primary clipboard" (make sure its CHECKED!)

I use following workaround when this happened. I copy any text on the remote machine and than copy on my local. After that, clipboard is fine (not for long)

Answer 3

Just after I published my question, I was hit by "eureka" discovery and found the solution.

Follow these steps:

• Open X2GO Client application
• Click "Options" menu --> Settings
• Select "X. Org Server Settings" tab
• Select "do not use primary clipboard" (make sure its CHECKED!)
• Click OK
• !!! RESTART X2GO CLIENT !!!

Answer 4

Running x2goclient inside wsl2 should solve this problem.

It looks like this if running inside wsl2: