SPICE Agent
SPICE agent is required for clipboard sharing (both QEMU and Apple backend) as well as dynamic display resolution i
SPICE agent is required for clipboard sharing (both QEMU and Apple backend) as well as dynamic display resolution in QEMU backend.
Most distributions will have a package named spice-vdagent but you can also build it from the source. Some common distributions and install instructions are listed below.
Ubuntu, Debian, apt based
$ sudo apt install spice-vdagent
QEMU Agent
Additional features such as time syncing and scripting are supported by the QEMU agent.
Ubuntu, Debian, apt based
$ sudo apt install qemu-guest-agent
SPICE WebDAV
SPICE WebDAV is required for QEMU directory sharing as an alternative to VirtFS.
Once SPICE WebDAV is installed and running, you should be able to access http://127.0.0.1:9843 from inside the guest. This is a WebDAV share that you can mount using something like davfs2.
Most distributions will have a package named spice-webdavd or phodav but you can also build it from the source. Some common distributions and install instructions are listed below.
Ubuntu, Debian, apt based
$ sudo apt install spice-webdavd