use synergy to share keyboard and mouse

My development environment composed of a Linux desktop and a Windows laptop.  Sometimes we need copy some information from one computer to the other.  I use synergy to finish this job.

 

On Ubuntu linux, I install it. A configuration file .synergy.conf need put to the user's home directory.

 

The .synergy.conf looks like:

section: screens
        cheney-desktop:
        cheney-laptop:
end
section: links
        cheney-desktop:
                right = cheney-laptop
        cheney-laptop:
                left = cheney-desktop
end

After configuration , then start with command: synergys

 

On the Windows, use client to connect the server, then can share the keyboard and mouse.