Written for Synergy 3 (v3.7.2), checked 3 October 2026.
Product: Synergy 3
Operating system: Linux
What you need before installation
- An active Synergy 3 license
- The Synergy 3 installation file from the download page
- At least two computers
- Administrator privileges on all computers to install and add firewall exceptions
- Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection (computers must be on the same network)
The distributions Synergy 3 supports are listed in: Operating system and hardware requirements
General install instructions
- Double click the .deb or .rpm file you have downloaded above
- Click Install
- Input your password and click OK
- Repeat the above steps on every Linux computer that you want to connect
- Run your new Synergy 3 app using the method you normally use to run apps
- Follow the instructions on screen to configure Synergy 3
Synergy 1 and Synergy 3 use the same package name on Linux, so installing Synergy 3 replaces Synergy 1 if it is installed on the same computer.
Command line instructions
Ubuntu / Debian / Raspberry Pi OS
Synergy 3 can also be installed in the Terminal using commands. These vary depending on the Linux distro; the command for Ubuntu, Debian and Raspberry Pi OS is:
sudo apt install ~/Downloads/[.deb package name]
Using the GUI on Ubuntu 24.04 and later
On an up-to-date Ubuntu 24.04 or later, right-click the .deb file, choose Open with App Center, and follow its prompts to install it. If App Center doesn't offer to install it, update App Center first by running sudo snap refresh with App Center closed, or use the Terminal command above.
Fedora
Use dnf to install rpm packages.
sudo dnf install ~/Downloads/[.rpm package name]
Arch Linux
Use pacman to install the package.
sudo pacman -U ~/Downloads/[.pkg.tar.zst package name]
openSUSE, Red Hat and other distributions
Use the Flatpak, which runs on most distributions; there is no Synergy 3 package made for these ones.
sudo flatpak install ~/Downloads/[.flatpak file name]