Synergy allows us to use single keyboard and mouse with multiple computers. For this purpose it requires that all the computers are connected to each other via TCP/IP networking.

We have to install the Synergy on all computers which will be used for this purpose.

Synergy is available for Linux( Fedora /Ubuntu etc), Windows and Mac. We can use this feature for computers with different operating systems.

Installing Synergy

 sudo apt-get install synergy

Configuring Synergy Server

There is no lengthy configuration required. We only need to to create a file /etc/synergy.conf.

 sudo vi /etc/synergy.conf

Edit file as follows

section: screens
       linux:
       ubuntu:
    end
    section: links
       linux:
           right = ubuntu
       ubuntu:
           left = linux
    end 

Start Server

sudo synergys -f --config synergy.conf --name linux 

• synergys is server utility
• -f indicates File
• – config indicates File name
• –name is screen name

You need to install Synergy on remote side and the start as a client

Start Client

sudo synergyc -f server-hostname 

For Detailed configuration of client visit