Synergy - sort of a software KVM

[stafio]

I just read about a really cool sounding application called Synergy.

Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s).

Do you wish you could cut and paste between computers? Now you can! Just copy text, HTML, or an image as you normally would on one screen then switch to another screen and paste it. It's as if all your computers shared a single clipboard (and separate primary selection for you X11 users). It even converts newlines to each computer's native form so cut and paste between different operating systems works seamlessly. And it does it all in Unicode so any text can be copied.

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

[stafio]

On a related note, there's quicksynergy (http://quicksynergy.sourceforge.net/), which is a GUI configuration tool for synergy2.

[fos]

I was watching a segment on the Hubble Space Telescope last night on the PBS channel. The main control operator had a desk with multiple ~25" monitors arrayed in a semi-circle. I'm sure they were using something like Synergy to feed all of them.

Incidently, they are in the process of designing a robotic mission to replace worn out components and install upgrades. They said it will actually be better than a manned repair mission. Not being time and resource limited by "humans" is turning out to be an asset????

"You will be assimilated." :)

fos

[bluesdog]

synergy and quicksynergy are available from the Debian repositories... :)