Synergy Linux Setup

Install
sudo aptitude install synergy

Given the following computers:
computerA  (Synergy server)
computerB  (Synergy client)

And given: 
computerA is the name returned by the 'hostname' command on the server; ip is 192.168.0.102
computerB is an alias (setup in synergy.conf) to 192.168.0.101


Edit /etc/synergy.conf on the Synergy Server
section: screens
    computerA:
    computerB:
end

# we might not want to go through the effort of setting up DNS for computerB, so we can alias here instead.
section: aliases
    computerB:
        192.168.0.101
end

section: links
    computerA:
       right = computerB
    computerB:
       left = computerA
end

On the server, run the following: 
 synergys -f --config /etc/synergy.conf

On the client, run the following: 

synergyc -f 192.168.0.102

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-configure-synergy-in-six-steps/