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:
The <address of server machine> will probably be an ip address that looks something like 192.168.0.1 (DON'T put in the exact string <address of server machine>)
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
$SYNERGYC <address of server machine>
fi
The only problem with that is once you log in it kills off the client, so you need to make it start again for you.
edited /etc/gdm/Init/Default:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default
Added the following lines in the middle of the file BEFORE the "XSETROOT=`gdmwhich xsetroot`" line:
Code:
SYNERGYC=`gdmwhich synergyc`
if [ x$SYNERGYC != x ] ; then
$SYNERGYC <address of server machine>
fi
Log out and back in again.
The synergy client should now startup and run whenever your gdm session does.
NOTE:
The <address of server machine> will probably be an ip address that looks something like 192.168.0.1 (DON'T put in the exact string <address of server machine>)