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Synergy not conecting

Asked by Bob

Every few month I hit this wall, Synergy is not working. I spend 5 to 6 hours trying things to get it to work and somehow it starts. But after doing so many things reading so many pages. I lose track what made it work. again. And after doing that so many times I'm in a hole of what??

The server is ok from what I see. the computer I'm trying to control is showing "Warning failed to connect to server incompatible client 1.5

 Question One how do I fix this?? 6 to + more of hours of fighting to get it to work every few months is wasting my time and frustrating e to not means.

When trying to use their help
I get the need to sign in and then pay for it, but I thought it was free on Linux??

Question 2 if I keep having to do this waste of time is there another system I can use? I don't need to do any thing but have my mouse and keyboard work on them both. I've tried quick Synergy but the setup destruction for it are vag at best I never got anywhere with it.
 It's like playing the piano with one arm cut off blood and pain flowing.

both computers are Linux. You could not pay me to use windows. lol :)
The server is 64 bit and other is 32 bit it's an old computer mainly used for back up data and to play music and video.

 I know I'm asking 2 question here but the frustration of this every few months is unbearable. I just want it to work.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

On both systems please?

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#2

this is the computer with the mouse & keyboard

 lsb_release -a; uname -a
LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Linux hermann 4.4.0-93-generic #116-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 11 21:17:51 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

This is the one I'm trying to control

$ lsb_release -a; uname -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Linux rjsmith-desktop 3.13.0-98-generic #145-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 8 20:13:07 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

Oh I see there is no LDS modules on the one I'm trying to control I don't know what that is but it can't be good??

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#3

Day 4
Installed LDS
uninstalled synergy, deleted anything with its name. reinstall and set it up
Still, have the same problem. :(

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#4

I can also ping each computer. that are seeing each other.

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#5

OK server has 1.8.8 and client has 1.6.2 this is why they don't work. I have no clue how one changes but the other did not.
I don't understand why they both have different ones or how one was changes. After all, they were working.

I go to the software center and each computer shows a different version. Also the in synaptic package manager. So the tree time I'v deleted them and reinstalled them I was getting nowhere.

so I have no clue on how to have both computers use the same system for it to work again.
I again tried what I've found on many pages out there but what I see is there is more outdated info then there is that will work. This saving everything on the web will in time reach 99% of useless outdated info. Something I feel will be a huge problem in the future.
 Sorry getting off topic.

Ok how do I get the computers to download the same version, so they work again?

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#6

For diagnostic purposes please provide the output of the commands

apt-cache policy synergy
sudo apt-get update
apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade

of both systems.

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#7

from Sever

apt-cache policy synergy
synergy:
  Installed: 1.6.2-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.6.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.6.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
bob@hermann:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for bob:
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:3 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:5 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:6 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:8 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/jgeboski/xUbuntu_16.04 InRelease
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:10 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/jgeboski/xUbuntu_16.04 Release
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [59.9 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons [57.0 kB]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages [632 kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [48.9 kB]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [64.2 kB]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [305 kB]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons [205 kB]
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [171 kB]
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [226 kB]
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [5,892 B]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [3,324 B]
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [5,136 B]
Fetched 2,090 kB in 4s (432 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
bob@hermann:~$ apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libboost-system1.54.0 linux-tools-4.4.0-34 linux-tools-4.4.0-34-generic
  linux-tools-4.4.0-36 linux-tools-4.4.0-36-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-38
  linux-tools-4.4.0-38-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-42
  linux-tools-4.4.0-42-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-43
  linux-tools-4.4.0-43-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-45
  linux-tools-4.4.0-45-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-47
  linux-tools-4.4.0-47-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-51
  linux-tools-4.4.0-51-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-53
  linux-tools-4.4.0-53-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-57
  linux-tools-4.4.0-57-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-59
  linux-tools-4.4.0-59-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-62
  linux-tools-4.4.0-62-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-63
  linux-tools-4.4.0-63-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-64
  linux-tools-4.4.0-64-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-65
  linux-tools-4.4.0-65-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-66
  linux-tools-4.4.0-66-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-67
  linux-tools-4.4.0-67-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-70
  linux-tools-4.4.0-70-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-71
  linux-tools-4.4.0-71-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-72
  linux-tools-4.4.0-72-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-75
  linux-tools-4.4.0-75-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-77
  linux-tools-4.4.0-77-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-78
  linux-tools-4.4.0-78-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-79
  linux-tools-4.4.0-79-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-81
  linux-tools-4.4.0-81-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-83
  linux-tools-4.4.0-83-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-87
  linux-tools-4.4.0-87-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-89
  linux-tools-4.4.0-89-generic linux-tools-4.4.0-91
  linux-tools-4.4.0-91-generic snap-confine
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#8

from the computer I'm trying to control like I alway have.

apt-cache policy synergy
synergy:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.8.8-1~getdeb1
  Version table:
     1.8.8-1~getdeb1 500
        500 http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb/apps i386 Packages
     1.6.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages
rjsmith@rjsmith-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for rjsmith:
Hit:1 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]
Get:3 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:6 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Ign:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:5 http://screenshots.getdeb.net xenial-getdeb InRelease
Ign:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial Release
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial Release
Get:11 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata [305 kB]
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Get:14 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons [203 kB]
Get:15 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 DEP-11 Metadata [171 kB]
Get:16 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [221 kB]
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Get:18 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse i386 DEP-11 Metadata [7,056 B]
Get:19 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata [3,324 B]
Get:20 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 DEP-11 Metadata [5,136 B]
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Get:27 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata [60.0 kB]
Get:28 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons [57.1 kB]
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Get:30 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe i386 DEP-11 Metadata [48.8 kB]
Get:31 http://mirrors.xmission.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [64.2 kB]
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Err:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
  404 Not Found
Ign:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:21 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:22 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:23 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Err:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
  404 Not Found
Ign:25 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:26 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en_US
Ign:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en
Ign:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main i386 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:33 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Fetched 1,452 kB in 13s (110 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/wallch/wallch-4.0/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
rjsmith@rjsmith-desktop:~$ apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libcrypto++9v5
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#9

Also, it's been another week of me trying things.
Sever has 1.6.2
other computer has 8.8.1
In both stoneware centers, they are not the same so I can 't download the same ones to get them to work.

also I've never known how to install something for a download where you get the cardboard box "don't know what there called. I don't know what to do with them.
I have the cardboard box of synergy_1.6.2.orig.tar.gz on the computer that is 8.8.1

but if I get it to work will it update to the other?? and I'm back in hell??
after all one of them changed some how no clue. it has been working for years. now it's back to the stones age.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#10

I cannot comment on possible interoperability of different versions of synergy.
I can just tell the following:

on the computer that you want to control you have added getdeb.net as an additional repository source for packages, and this now has lead to the installation of synergy version 1.8.8-1

If you want to have the same version on both your systems, then you have to either remove the getdeb.net repository and revert to the standard Ubuntu version of synergy, or add getdeb.net also on the server (which probably cannot be recommended).

You seem to have some additional errors in the package management configuration of your workstation system:
ppa:wallch/wallch-4.0 has software for utopic and trusty only, so it should be removed from your list of repository sources, sind this leads to error messages on your xenial system.

Similar for ppa:tualatrix/ppa (contains software only for releases up to trusty).

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#11

OK how do I remove the getdeb.net repository and revert to the standard Ubuntu version of synergy.

I've had that computer the longest. So +10 years or so of changes on that one. I really have no clue what changes have been made to it. And if you're recommended not to add the Getdeb to my workstation computer. I'm good with that.

  I really don't know why or what it was added for. But can live with what ever it will change as long as I can have Synergy working again.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#12

For a listing of packages that might be in the version form getdeb.net issue the command

dpkg -l | grep getdeb

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#13

I found a page that showed me showed to remove the getdeb

it read
Software & Updates -> Other Software, uncheck archive.getdeb.net box. Worked fine on Ubuntu 16.04.

And I got to install the 1.6.2 and IT WORKS AGAIN!!!

YOU ROCK BRO.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH.