Copy and paste not working in VMWare Fusion

1. Confirm vmware tools had installed, if your vm is ubuntu, use:

# ubuntu desktop
$ apt install open-vm-tools-desktop open-vm-tools

# ubuntu server:
$ apt install open-vm-tools

2. Turn on copy and paste

Shut down the Virtual Machine, from the Menu select Virtual Machine -> Isolation -> Check Enable Copy and Paste.

References:

• Install VMware tools on Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions