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[http://synergy-foss.org/ Synergy] is a brilliant piece of software that doesn't require much effort to get going, Though | [http://synergy-foss.org/ Synergy] is a brilliant piece of software that doesn't require much effort to get going, Though faultless autostart did require some configuration. | ||
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==So What Does Synergy Do?== | ==So What Does Synergy Do?== | ||
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I can now use my favourite keyboard & mouse to operate two computers (synergy will do plenty more computers if you have them) one at a time of course... | I can now use my favourite keyboard & mouse to operate two computers (synergy will do plenty more computers if you have them) one at a time of course... | ||
With two machines set to load synergy when they boot it doesn't matter what order the server or the client is booted in. | |||
Synergy uses next to no system resources and even shares the clipboard as well! | |||
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== | ==Bug Awareness== | ||
I | Running Openbox, I can't make use of synergy until OB has loaded. But some Linux display managers you can use it before hand. | ||
While it should already be fixed, there is an old bug that can produce 1-2 second black screens. For most this is fixed by issuing the command | |||
xset -dpms | |||
If necessary, the command can be placed in ''~/.xinitrc'' so the problem never appears. | |||
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==The | ==The Synergy Server:== | ||
===Installation:=== | ===Installation:=== | ||
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===Configuration:=== | ===Configuration:=== | ||
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This '''synergyc.conf''' file suits my uses perfectly, I found it on the Arch wiki, & it needed no functional modification. I put it in /home/handy as a <.dot> file i.e. ~/.synergy.conf . | This '''synergyc.conf''' file suits my uses perfectly, I found it on the Arch wiki, & it needed no functional modification. I put it in /home/handy as a <.dot> file i.e. ~/.synergy.conf . | ||
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==The Synergy Client(s):== | |||
Install synergy | |||
sudo pacman -S synergy | |||
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192.168.1.6 leftpc.localdomain leftpc ## the iMac client | 192.168.1.6 leftpc.localdomain leftpc ## the iMac client | ||
192.168.1.3 rightpc.localdomain rightpc ## the HP server [/code] | 192.168.1.3 rightpc.localdomain rightpc ## the HP server [/code] | ||
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synergyc -d ERROR rightpc | synergyc -d ERROR rightpc | ||
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==Conclusion:== | ==Conclusion:== | ||
The server is where the hardest work is, beyond that it comes down to getting your auto-start sorted so that it just works no matter which machine(s) come on in what order. For me the above works in that regard perfectly | The server is where the hardest work is, beyond that it comes down to getting your auto-start sorted so that it just works no matter which machine(s) come on in what order. For me the above works in that regard perfectly once Openbox has loaded. | ||
[[Category:Contents Page]] | [[Category:Contents Page]] | ||