Kvm on despatcheshttps://icle.es/tags/kvm/Recent content in Kvm on despatchesHugoenFri, 20 Jun 2025 09:25:00 +0100Synergy with Linux Server &amp; Mac Clienthttps://icle.es/2010/04/18/synergy-with-linux-server-mac-client/Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:41:03 +0000https://icle.es/2010/04/18/synergy-with-linux-server-mac-client/<p>I  borrowed a mac to try and play with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone">iPhone</a> development. I already have a linux box (running Ubuntu 9.10). Anyone who has used two computers simultaneously know how annoying it is to have two keyboards/mice plugged. I originally anticipated just using X11 forwarding. However, it is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac">iMac</a>{with a big beautiful screen. It would be an absolute waste to not use it.</p> <p>I installed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergy%20%28software%29">synergy</a> on both ends, with the linux one as the server</p>I  borrowed a mac to try and play with iPhone development. I already have a linux box (running Ubuntu 9.10). Anyone who has used two computers simultaneously know how annoying it is to have two keyboards/mice plugged. I originally anticipated just using X11 forwarding. However, it is an iMac{with a big beautiful screen. It would be an absolute waste to not use it.

I installed synergy on both ends, with the linux one as the server

```bash $ sudo aptitude install synergy ```

and the mac as the client

http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergykm/

and it worked.

There was just one very very annoying problem. The Ctrl key and Cmd keys were different. This really messed with my muscle memory. After some hunting around, I just had to update my .synergy.conf file in linux. Here is the relevant section

``` section: screens linux-desktop: imac: ctrl=alt alt=ctrl meta=alt end ```

et voila. It now works a charm. I  have neglected the configuration of the synergykm and synergys but these can be figured out easily ;-)

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