The synergy package should be kept in sync on all supported releases. Otherwise it can not be used to share the mouse/keyboard/clipboard between machines running different releases. Mageia 9 has synergy-1.14.5.14-1.mga9.src.rpm. Please update the version in Mageia 8 to maintain compatibility. Assigning to David Geiger who did the m9 update.
Assigning to QA, Packages in 8/Core/Updates_testing: ====================== synergy-gui-1.14.5.14-1.mga8 synergy-1.14.5.14-1.mga8 From SRPMS: synergy-1.14.5.14-1.mga8.src.rpm
Assignee: geiger.david68210 => qa-bugs
Looks like it should have a README.urpmi file added. On the install running synergys, where the mouse/keyboard are physically connected the option screenSaverSync must be removed or commented out, if present in the synergy.conf file which may be $HOME/.synergy.conf or /etc/synergy.conf Otherwise it fails to start the server. Found using debug ... $ synergys -n desktop --debug DEBUG which returns ... [2023-05-30T17:47:34] ERROR: cannot read configuration "/etc/synergy.conf": read error: line 47: unknown argument "screenSaverSync"
@Dave I've used synergy a long time ago, and remember to have been fiddling around with the conf settings. Found now https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynergyHowto which has a sample of the conf file. I'll try to get the current version working and then do the update on the server side.
CC: (none) => herman.viaene
Got the current version working with this laptop as server and desktop PC as client. Some remarks: this installation had no synergy.conf file, neither system wide in/etc nor in the home. Edited one in ~/.synergy.conf for the server, copying the sample from above mentioned site. Note that I had to use FQDN's. As I have firewall running, I had to open port 24800, then I could travel the mouse pointer from one screen to another. Updated the server with the new version (this one carries an /etc/synergy.conf file, fine. Then run the updated server vs the current client and all works OK. Note: although the site does not mention this, you get nowhere trying to use the synergy-gui since that one refuses to start without a licence key. Leaving to Dave to check and give the OK.
Feedback: see Comment 2
Assignee: qa-bugs => geiger.david68210Keywords: (none) => feedbackCC: (none) => fri
Created attachment 13863 [details] Synergy conf file on system where mouse/keyboard is connected It's working for me once the screenSaverSync option is removed. As the conf file can be in /home, it can't be handled by the package, so should be documented in a README.urpmi Attaching my working conf file which is started by ... $ cat .config/autostart-scripts/synergy #!/bin/bash killall -9 synergys 2>/dev/null synergys -n desktop --debug FATAL On my rpi4b, synergyc is started by $ cat .config/autostart-scripts/synergy #!/bin/bash killall -9 synergyc 2>/dev/null synergyc --name rp4 --restart --debug FATAL 192.168.10.2 Once the README.urpmi is added, this is ready to validate.
The synergy-gui rpm should probably be removed as it is nagware. The synergy rpm package itself is open source and does work.