Synergy install tips for Unix

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It is very useful tools if you want to use one keyboard and mouse on PC and Unix/Linux environment.
See below Installation procedure

 

1. download s/w

– Window version and Unix version
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=59275&atid=490469

2. Install server version on Window PC. (SynergyInstaller-1.3.1.exe)

– Fairly easy

3. Running software and make config…. fairely easy. Spend more time on
Unix/Linux side of instal.

4. Download Unix s/w on Unix

– Source file / synergy-1.3.1.tar.gz
– gunzip -c synergy-1.3.1.tar.gz | tar -xvf – on your home directory

5. excute the below commend to complie files.(s/w will be installed at
home directory)

– go to synergy-1.3.1 and follow below procedure

(1) ./configure –x-includes=/usr/openwin/include
–x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib –prefix=$HOME
(2)make
(3)make install

** when you see error below after

When I run the make file I get the following error.
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `CXWindowsUtil.o’
Current working directory /home/dallen/synergy-1.2.7/lib/platform
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `all-recursive’
Current working directory /home/dallen/synergy-1.2.7/lib
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `all-recursive’
Current working directory /home/dallen/synergy-1.2.7
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `all’

Go to /homes/uu11/c/cyoon/synergy-1.3.1/lib/platform and edit
CXWindowsUtil.cpp
Just delete all the fonts that caused errors.

then try make and make install

!!!! Patient !!!! it took a long time to complete

6.go to /homes/uu11/c/cyoon/bin/

./synergyc -f ws344cc7-05.mcilink.com

7. to excute synergy on unix

cd bin

./synergyc -f 153.39.198.240:23800

8. Complete configuration

– Go to PC and click configure
– Create a new map
– Make sure both PC and Unix/Linux are using same port number

Good luck !