Quick Setup Synergy in Ubuntu 11.10

Ever wonder having one mouse and one keyboard to access multiple PC across platform. 

Yes, the answer is using Synergy. This free and open source software will easily make your mouse move seamlessly between all of them, no boundaries :).

In this post, I'll show you how easy setting up your synergy in Ubuntu 11.10.

• Download Synergy from their website (I prefer the stable version).
• Install in both (or more) of your machine. It's using deb file so no worries right :)
• After that install quicksynergy (again in both of your machine), it's kinda like GUI for synergy. Just type the syntax below

sudo apt-get install quicksynergy 

 

• Now, in the host machine, where your mouse and keyboard attached. type in terminal (again)

quicksynergy 

 

• It'll call small window show-up like this

Adjust where the edge that will take you to the next PC

• Write the host name on dedicated edge. 
• Next on client PC, where you want your mouse and keyboard appear. Same with above, call up your quicksynergy using terminal.
• Since it on client side, move to 'use' tab in quicksynergy window. It's no use messing around with 'share' tab here, so just move to 'use' okay.
• Now fill your host IP address, if you using DHCP just get back to your host PC and type 'ifconfig' in terminal to retrieve that
• After you filled the host IP address in client side, move back to host PC and click execute.
• Be sure you do the same in client side, click execute.
• At this point you should notice that whenever your mouse touch your right edge, Voila ! it'll move to your next machine (client side).

I think that's all. I hope you get benefit from this 'well-written' tutorial :) Credit goes to Arif Widipratomo, who noticing me to use quicksynergy in twitter, it's really helpful suggestion bro.

So, if you have anything that I can help you with, be sure to comment below. Thanks for reading and enjoy your visit.

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