x2x allows the console (keyboard and mouse) on one X server to be used to control another X server. It also provides ancillary functions like clipboard sharing.
The software was developed in 1996 by David Chaiken at DEC. It is currently maintained by Mikhail Gusarov.
The tool provided ideas used by x2vnc and Win2vnc. It is still in use to this day.
The name x2x has been registered as an international trademark by Triple-S GmbH of Germany for one of their software products despite the obvious prior use of the name.
See also
- Free and open-source software portal
External links
- x2x man page hosted at freebsd.org
- x2x is a software alternative to a KVM switch article at linux.com seen 2009-01-15
References
"Share a Keyboard/Mouse Between Multiple Computers With x2x". Linux Journal. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2020. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/share-keyboardmouse-between-multiple-computers-x2x ↩
"x2vnc". 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2024-05-27. https://fredrik.hubbe.net/x2vnc.html ↩
"win2vnc". 2004-06-14. Retrieved 2024-05-27. https://fredrik.hubbe.net/win2vnc.html ↩
"repology". 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-27. https://repology.org/project/x2x/versions ↩
"x2x (No. 1 160 167) at Global Brand Database". Retrieved 2024-05-31. https://branddb.wipo.int/en/brand/WO500000001160167 ↩