Mouse sharing for Ubuntu

Question

I recently found Mouse without Borders but this just works for Windows.

My question is now if there is something like that which works with Ubuntu with a secure connection.
It should provide

• Mouse sharing
• keyboard sharing
• Clipboard sharing
• secure (encrypt data)

If possible for free.
I would appreciate OpenSource

Solution 1

Looks like there is an app out there called Synergy. I'm just discovering this, so I know nothing about it. I just stumbled across this article: http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/share-mouse-and-keyboard-with-your-windows-linux-machines-with-synergy-1-7-1

Solution 2

Definitely possible for free, out-of-the-box in Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install synergy

This software comes from the Ubuntu repositories and is free, open source and has all the needed (at least for me) properties (at least for 14.04 LTE).

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And to complete the answer:

This command is better to use when installing, because it does not let you install stuff unless you have your repos up to date:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install synergy

and this gives you a clue on what is available in the repos you have configured on your machine:

apt-cache search synergy

As long as 16.04 LTE, standard repos are considered:

quicksynergy - GUI for easy configuration of Synergy
synergy - Share mouse, keyboard and clipboard over the network

Comments

[Patryk Mazurkiewicz]

According to their website (symless.com/synergy where I was taken by links from the above answer), the download what is used in the answer is not free - am I right? (The page has tabs of which one says "buy"). Why not using synergy that was incorporated in the free default repos of Ubuntu?

[Franva]

thanks a lot for sharing this. I have the same need right now. But I need to share mouse between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18. I downloaded Synergy on Windows and found it's not free. Am I missing anything? Or is it only free for Ubuntu?

[Patryk Mazurkiewicz]

(please upvote the answer if helpful) sourceforge.net/projects/synergy-stable-builds free windows version available -- the official website won't tell you ;) but there is a sourceforge version, although 3 years old (so use cautiously). I don't mind using it and I succeed ;)