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[https://github.com/dottedmag/x2x x2x] is an utility to share the Keyboard and Mouse between more than one computer. So you can configure your Desktop PC with its regular Keyboard and Mouse to write and move the pointer cursor on the XO. This is very useful to me, so I'm going to explain here what I did to set it up.
[https://github.com/dottedmag/x2x x2x] is an utility to share the Keyboard and Mouse between more than one computer. So you can configure your Desktop PC with its regular Keyboard and Mouse to write and move the pointer cursor on the XO. This is very useful to me, so I'm going to explain here what I did (on Fedora 17) to set it up.
* Download the source
* Download the source
ssh -X yourusername@yourdesktophostname / yourdesktopip
ssh -X yourusername@yourdesktophostname / yourdesktopip
cd x2x
cd x2x
DISPLAY=:0 x2x -to `echo $DISPLAY` -west
DISPLAY=:0 ./x2x -to `echo $DISPLAY` -west
Now you can move the mouse up to the left side of the screen and if you keep moving it in that direction the cursor will appear in the XO screen. Once you have focus on the XO when you type on the Desktop Keyboard you will be typing in the XO. It's magic!
Now you can move the mouse up to the left side of the screen and if you keep moving it in that direction the cursor will appear in the XO screen. Once you have focus on the XO when you type on the Desktop Keyboard you will be typing in the XO. It's magic!
Even more, you can '''share''' the clipboard between the PCs :)
''NOTE: I used '''-west''' because I have my XO at the left of my Desktop PC''
''NOTE: I used '''-west''' because I have my XO at the left of my Desktop PC''
* Reference: http://humitos.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/how-do-you-work-every-single-day-with-your-xo/ (Debian version)
= Other related software =
* Synergy: http://synergy-foss.org/