Here is a sample configuration that will be the needs of 95% of users: section: screens It is up to you whether you would like the changes to be per-user or system-wide. Synergy configuration can go in your home folder called. The following steps assume you are setting up synergy on a host computer named myserver and a client computer named myclient. Type in the hostname of the Client machine in the Screen field. Under the 'Use' tab, type the IP address of the Host machine in the IP field, or use the hostname found above with. In the main window, type the IP address of the Host machine in the IP field, or use the hostname found above with. Move the mouse to the edge of the Host screen - it should now appear on the client screen.įollow these steps on the computer you would like to control with a remote keyboard and mouse.The directional box you choose will determine which edge of the Host computer's screen the mouse will 'run off'. Under the 'Share' tab enter the hostname or IP address of the Client machines in one of the directional boxes.Install QuickSynergy and open it (under Applications > Accessories) In the 'Screens and links' tab drag screens to represent your setup.On the main window, make sure 'Configure Interactively' is selected and click on 'Configure Server'.If you don't know the hostname of the server, run the hostname command from a Terminal window.

If you choose to use only the first-party methods, you can install synergy from the software center or their website.įollow one of these section steps on the computer with the keyboard and mouse. The first two are provided by the synergy package, while the third is provided by a third-party application called QuickSynergy.

Most of this guide is dated if you are using the newer versions from the Synergy website mentioned above. Additionally, the newer versions have added encryption. NOTE: The more current release versions of Synergy include the server, client, and a GUI in one package. More documentation is available on the Synergy website. Warning! Synergy is not very secure at all! Consider - you are setting up something to allow an entirely different computer control the keyboard and mouse on your own computer! Don't try and use this anywhere unsecure! There is a way of making it more secure by running it over OpenSSH, but that is currently beyond the scope of this article. This HOWTO lets you know how to get Synergy set up and running on your Ubuntu system. The computer with the keyboard and mouse is the server or host, and the computers with the displays to be controlled remotely are the clients. The computers can be running Linux, Windows, or OS X. Synergy is a program that will let you use one keyboard and mouse on multiple computers across a network. Autostart Synergy before logging in (LightDM).Autostart Synergy before logging in (KDM).Autostart Synergy before logging in (GDM).

Autostart Synergy after logging in (GNOME).

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