Troubleshooting ############### There are many different issues that can arise when setting up Looking Glass. Below is a list of known issues with potential solutions: .. _when_launching_looking_glass_the_desktop_doesnt_appear: When launching Looking Glass the desktop doesn't appear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Make sure you meet the :ref:`minimum requirements` for using Looking Glass, especially regarding your guest GPU. See :ref:`connected_display` for more details. .. _the_clipboard_is_not_working: The clipboard is not working ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - **Is clipboard synchronization enabled?** - Before you can copy or paste content between the guest and host, :ref:`clipboard synchronization ` must be enabled. - **Did you install the Spice Guest Tools?** - The `SPICE Guest Tools driver `_ must be installed on the host OS to synchronize the clipboard. The download is labeled "spice-guest-tools". .. warning:: Do **NOT** install the QEMU Guest Tools driver. These are not the same. - **Is it installed twice?** - The Spice VDAgent is available in both Spice Guest Tools, and standalone as a separate installer. Check your installed programs and uninstall the VDAgent if it's installed separately.