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Linux: Share keyboard over network

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Mar 15, 202615705 views
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As the title suggests, I want to use a remote keyboard locally. The remote keyboard should be usable in a TTY and, if possible, in the X-Server as well. Are there any drivers (kernel modules) emulating a "fake" keyboard with network transparency?

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Fix for: Linux: Share keyboard over network

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I found it out on my own. First make sure you have loaded the evdev kernel module on both machines. On the remote machine you run: And on the client: (Note: If your're using netcat from netcat-openbsd, for example in Ubuntu or Fedora, don't use the …

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