In this tutorial we’re going to explain the setup of the Synergy server on Ubuntu. If you haven’t already installed it, open Terminal and type the following:
sudo apt-get install synergy
Synergy will be installed, but there’s no graphical interface for configuring the configuration file. We’ll help you configure the server.
gksudo gedit /home/your_username/.synergy.conf
We’ll need the names of the computers that will be connecting (the name of the current computer which will act as the server and any client computers). Type the following:
section: screens server: client: end
Add more screens as necessary. In this example setup, server will be to the left of client.
section: links server: right = client client: left = server end
The server: section designates that the entire right side of server will go to client. The client: section designates that the entire left side of client will go to server.
If you have a more complex setup of computers, the official configuration manual might help. The manual describes a situation where “moe” is to the right of “larry” and “curly” is on top of both screens.
Starting the server is simple. Head to the terminal, and type:
synergys
Clients will now be able to connect to the server.
