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x2x allows the keyboard, mouse on one X display to be used to control another X display. It also shares X clipboards between the displays. |
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On the computer with the mouse and keyboard you wish to use to control multiple displays, install x2x. |
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This can be done from source: http://freshmeat.net/projects/x2x/ |
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Or if you have [Ubuntu]: |
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*sudo aptitude install x2x |
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Now on each of the other machines: |
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1) Make sure that in ''/etc/gdm/gdm.conf'' that ''DisallowTCP'' is set to false. If you do change it be sure to restart the gnome desktop manager with the command: |
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*sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart |
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2) Add the hostname or IP of the main machine to ''xhost'' by doing the command: |
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*xhost +<host/IP> |
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Now back to the primary machine: |
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Lets say that I have a laptop to the right of my main machine. |
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To be able to control the X display on that laptop, I type : |
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*x2x -to 192.168.1.4:0.0 -EAST |
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Now when I move my mouse (of the main machine) off the screen in the east direction (right) I will be astonished to see the mouse cursor is now moving on the laptop! |
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The Syntax is: |
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*x2x -to <X Display> -<Which direction to move the mouse off the screen> |
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Note : I would recommend running x2x using ''[Screen]'' so that you can close the terminal window you started x2x from without ending x2x. |
