Synergy - Virtual KVM

I was trying out a little thing I found on suseblog.... and this thing is really sweet. It's a virtual/software KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) share package. Basically it connects all your monitors together so you can use one mouse & keyboard for them all! It rocks! I installed the server portion on my XP machine and it was very self-explanatory, but the client setup on ubuntu is a little tricky if you want it to start at boot-time. Here are the instructions I followed to success from the wonderful people on the Ubuntu Community Forum. Enjoy!

Insti First Cup of Ubuntu

Join Date: Apr 2006 Beans: 4 Ubuntu Breezy 5.10 User

Starting the Synergy CLIENT on boot up.

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Originally Posted by nwgray Admitted serious Linux noob here. What syntax would I use if I wanted to start the client and not the server (synergyc)? I run an XP and Ubuntu box side by side and it is working great. I just need synergyc to start automatically.

These instructions should work for running the synergy client on your UBUNTU machine to connect to a locally networked computer running the synergy server. (I've not actually tried them myself.)
Let us know how you get on.

NOTE:
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will probably be an ip address that looks something like 192.168.0.1 (DON'T put in the exact string

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To make the client run when gdm runs, but before anyone has logged in:

edit /etc/gdm/Init/Default:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/gdm/Init/Default

Added the following lines in the middle of the file BEFORE the "sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap" line:

Code:

SYNERGYC=`gdmwhich synergyc`
if [ x$SYNERGYC != x ] ; then
     $SYNERGYC 

fi

The only problem with that is once you log in it kills off the client, so you need to make it start again for you.

edited /etc/gdm/Init/Default:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default

Added the following lines in the middle of the file BEFORE the "XSETROOT=`gdmwhich xsetroot`" line:

Code:

SYNERGYC=`gdmwhich synergyc`
if [ x$SYNERGYC != x ] ; then
     $SYNERGYC 

fi

Log out and back in again.

The synergy client should now startup and run whenever your gdm session does.

NOTE:
The

will probably be an ip address that looks something like 192.168.0.1 (DON'T put in the exact string

)

Then follow up with:

MasterZ 5 Cups of Ubuntu

Join Date: Mar 2006 Beans: 30

Re: synergy / boot up

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Hahaaa

You found it !

The file "/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default" did not have execute permissions.

I wonder if it is a bug or not, because "/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default" has execute permissions. (It is a fresh install so I did not modify anything yet, except running automatrix).

Anyway for the persons who still have the same problem, just do

Code:

sudo chmod +x /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default

and it should be ok.

Thanks again Insti !