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Host OS: Windows 10.0.15063 Build 15063 Enterprise
Guest OS: Ubuntu 18.04 Server (headless - no X Windows running)
VMWare Workstation 14.1.2 Pro

I am able to view non-ASCII characters in the Ubuntu console. If I attempt to paste non-ASCII characters into the console, Workstation returns a pop-up error: "Paste failed: An error occurred while pasting:... cannot be converted to keystrokes".

Virtual Machine Settings > Options > Enhanced Keyboard > Use if available (recommended) is currently selected.

open-vm-tools (Version 2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3) is installed on the guest OS.

How can I successfully paste non-ASCII characters from Windows into my virtual machine's console? Again, the console is already able to successfully display non-ASCII characters in files, for instance.

ChaimKut
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VMware tools allows copy/paste from a GUI environment through back-channel memory access and communication between the host and guest software, but this is not relevant to the console. In the past I've even had to resort to shared files for passing such text. You will probably have better success by using SSH instead of the console.

The poster tried SSH and some Unicode characters did appear, but they were weird. He then followed this answer in the post How to change Language for non-Unicode programs in Windows 8, to set a Language for non-Unicode programs, and finally the problem was solved.

harrymc
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