How to install Synergy 2.0.12 beta on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) LTS

install-synergy2-focal.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -Eeuo pipefail

# Download the Synergy 2 beta installer for Ubuntu 16.04 to /tmp.

cd /tmp
sudo dpkg-deb -R synergy_2.0.12.beta_b1705+e5daaeda_amd64.deb synergy_2.0.12.beta
sudo mv synergy_2.0.12.beta/usr/lib/systemd/system/synergy.service synergy_2.0.12.beta/usr/lib/systemd/system/synergy.service.dpkg-new
# Renaming the desktop file might not be necessary.
sudo mv synergy_2.0.12.beta/usr/share/applications/synergy.desktop synergy_2.0.12.beta/usr/share/applications/synergy.desktop.dpkg-new
sudo dpkg-deb -b synergy_2.0.12.beta synergy_2.0.12.beta-ubuntu-20.04.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl1.0/libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./synergy_2.0.12.beta-ubuntu-20.04.deb
synergy-config

so sad synergy used to be good back in the day, i'll just go back to my kvm switch just as i would go back to bash if zsh started charging for its use (being a useful tool shouldn't mean sell out and squeeze it for every penny you can, smh disappointed)