Automatic Synergy Installation and Updates
Note: If you are using the default window manager, please set the Visual Effects to None with:
System-->Preferences-->Appearance-->Visual Effects-->None
Installation Methods
There are three ways to update the system for installation and upgrades.
Using the Installation Script.
The following script will perform all the actions required to install Synergy.
1. Click the following link and Save to disk.
2. From a terminal window (Applications->Accesories->Terminal) use:
sudo /bin/bash synergyUbuntu.sh
3. When the installation is complete, Synergy will have an entry in the menu system at:
Applications-->Graphics-->Synergy
Using the Menu Method
The repository is signed with a gpg key. This key verifies the repository to your system.
1. Add the key to the keyring.
From a terminal window, download the gpg key and add with:
wget -q http://webersys.com/powweb/webersys-key.gpg -O - | xargs gpg --export --armor | sudo apt-key add -
System-->Administration-->Software Sources-->Third-party software-->Add
APT line: deb http://webersys.com/powweb/ubuntu feisty binary
3. Start the Package Manager.
System-->Administration-->Synaptic Package Manager
4. Locate synergy-cad in the list.
Right-click checkbox and choose Mark for Installation, then click Apply.
5. When the installation is complete, launch Synergy from:
Applications-->Graphics-->Synergy
Using the Manual Method
1. Add the gpg key to the keyring.
wget -q http://webersys.com/powweb/webersys-key.gpg -O - | xargs gpg --export --armor | sudo apt-key add -
2. Add the location of the Synergy repository to the source list with either:
sudo echo deb http://webersys.com/powweb/ubuntu feisty binary >> /etc/apt/sources.list
- OR - Using an editor, add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://webersys.com/powweb/ubuntu feisty binary
3. Syncronize the package index files
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install synergy-cad
/usr/weber/bin/synergy
or use the menu entry at:
Applications-->Graphics-->Synergy
