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====== Synergy ======

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3ASearch/Synergy|Synergy]] allows sharing a single mouse/keyboard with multiple
computers.

===== Requirements =====

Install package **synergy** on all Computers sharing single mouse/keyboard.

===== Server =====

==== Server Config ====

Config file: /etc/synergy.conf

Notes: pc1 is server; pc2 is client

<code>
section: screens
 pc1:
 pc2:
end
section: aliases
 pc1:
        pc1.inf.unibz.it
 pc2:
        pc2.inf.unibz.it
end

section: links
 pc1:
        down = pc2
end

section: options
 # Switches to the screen pc1 when the left arrow key is pressed in combination with the Alt key.
 keystroke(alt+left) = switchToScreen(pc1)
 # Switches to the screen pc2 when the right arrow key is pressed in combination with the Alt key.
 keystroke(alt+right) = switchToScreen(pc2)
end

</code>

==== Start server ====

  synergys -a pc1.inf.unibz.it

For autostart place the commandline in a file: start-synergys and
in directory /etc/init.d/start-synergys

<code>
######### start-synergys ########
#!/bin/sh

synergys -a pc1.inf.unibz.it
######### start-synergys ########
</code>

==== Client ====

==== Start Client ====

synergyc -n pc2 pc1.inf.unibz.it


==== Autostart Client ====

=== Window Manager GDM ===

Edit this files
<code>
1 /etc/gdm/Init/Default
2 /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default
3 /etc/gdm/Xsession
</code> and add the following text:

== File 1 ==
<code>
##########################################
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc -n pc1 pc1.inf.unibz.it
#########################################
</code>

== File 2 ==
<code>
#########################
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
#########################
</code>

== File 3 ==
<code>
##########################################
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc -n pc1 pc1.inf.unibz.it
#########################################
</code>

For detailed infos see: [[http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/autostart.html]]

===== Links =====

[[http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/index.html]]