Synergy Binaries

Synergy is a keyboard and mouse sharing tool for devices connected over a network. Up until version 1.8.8, binaries were freely available to download from the official project website. Since then, Synergy maintainers have decided to publish binaries behind a pay wall. However, Synergy is an open source project, and therefore anyone can build the application on their system.

This repository provides some convenience tools and documentation for building Synergy. Alternatively, one can also download the pre-compiled binaries.

Information presented here is based on the official wiki pages. Anyone attempting to build Synergy should consult the official wiki pages first.

Download Binaries

The following binaries available in the Releases section:

• Linux AppImage, deb packages
• Windows MSI installer
• macOS dmg packages

If you can't locate a binary package for your particular distribution, try building the project yourself.

Project Structure

The following files or directories should be of interest:

File / Directory	Description
Binaries	Output location for the build binaries.
Synergy-Core	The official Synergy Core submodule.
Tools	Temporary location for build tools.
buildLinux.sh	Shell script for building binaries in Linux Mint or Ubuntu.

Cloning the Repository

Before you begin building Synergy, you need to recursively clone this project and its submodules:

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/DEAKSoftware/Synergy-Binaries.git
   

2. Update all submodules:

    cd Synergy-Binaries
    git submodule update --init --remote --recursive
   

Linux Mint / Ubuntu

Prerequisites

Install the following tools and dependencies:

sudo apt-get install \
	cmake g++ libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev \
	libcurl4-openssl-dev libegl1-mesa \
	libgl1-mesa-glx libqt5svg5-dev libsodium-dev \
	libssl-dev libsystemd-dev libx11-dev \
	make qtbase5-dev qtcreator qtdeclarative5-dev \
	qttools5-dev xorg-dev

For building Debian packages:

sudo apt-get install build-essential devscripts dh-make lintian

Alternatively, consult the official wiki for installing dependencies.

Building

Run the shell script buildLinux.sh --all to build all packages. For other options, run with the --help switch.

Alternatively, you can opt to build the binaries only, as detailed below. We're assuming the current path is in the Synergy-Binaries project root.

1. Create a build subdirectory in the Synergy-Core submodule:

    cd Synergy-Core
    mkdir build
    cd build
   

2. Configure the project:

    cmake .. -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MINSIZEREL -D SYNERGY_ENTERPRISE=ON
   

3. Build the project:

    cmake --build . --parallel 8
   

4. Optional, install the application:

    sudo cmake --install .
   

Launching Automatically

In Linux Mint we can launch synergy client automatically via System Settings → Startup Applications, then add an entry with the command:

/usr/bin/synergyc --name ClientName --daemon #.#.#.#

Substitute the ClientName with the local machine name, and the Synergy server IP #.#.#.# with whatever appropriate for your set-up.

Windows

Prerequisites

1. Install the following tools and dependencies:

   • Git for Windows
   • CMake
   • Visual Studio 2019, select the following components:
     • VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 build tools
     • Windows 10 SDK
   • WiX Toolset, install the following components:
     • WiX Toolset Build Tools
     • WiX Toolset Visual Studio 2019 Extension
   • Qt 5, select the following components:
     • Qt 5.12.9, MSVC 2017 64-bit

Building

Run the command script buildWindows.cmd --all to build all packages. For other options, run with the --help switch.

Alternatively, you can opt to build the binaries only, as detailed below. We're assuming the current path is in the Synergy-Binaries project root.

Disclaimers and Legal

DEAK Software is not the maintainer of Synergy, nor is affiliated with Symless in anyway way. Bugs or issues related to the application should be reported directly on the official Synergy GitHub page.

This project is released under the MIT License.