rayelliott
/
barrier
mirror of https://github.com/debauchee/barrier.git
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Update README.md 

Updated OS support section, based in the discussion from issue #544.

(Also cleaned up code formatting in FAQ section)
This commit is contained in:
Jim Grisham 2021-08-23 22:39:00 -07:00 committed by GitHub
parent 747039e1cd
commit feb30fafcb
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23
1 changed files with 39 additions and 19 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

58
README.md
View File

@ -82,32 +82,52 @@ specific packages.
[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/barrier.svg)](https://repology.org/project/barrier/versions)
### FAQ
## FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does drag and drop work on linux?
**Q: Does drag and drop work on linux?**
A: No
> A: No *(see [#855](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/544) if you'd like to change that)*
Q: What OSes are supported?
A:
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10
- MacOS/OS X
- Linux
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
**Q: What OSes are supported?**
Q: Are 32-bit versions of Windows supported?
> A: The most recent release of Barrier is known to work on:
> - Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10
> - macOS *(previously known as OS X or Mac OS X)*
> - _The current GUI does **not** work on OS versions prior to macOS 10.12 Sierra (but see the related answer below)_
> - Linux
> - FreeBSD
> - OpenBSD
A: No
Q: How do I load my configuration on startup?
**Q: Are 32-bit versions of Windows supported?**
A: Start the binary with the argument `--config <path_to_saved_configuration>`
> A: No
Q: After loading my configuration on the client the field 'Server IP' is still empty!
A: Edit your configuration to include the servers ip adress manually with
(...)
section: options
serverhostname=<AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD>
__Q: Is it possible to use Barrier on Mac OS X / OS X versions prior to 10.12?__
> A: Not officially.
> - For OS X 10.10 Yosemite and later:
> - [Barrier v2.1.0](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.1.0) or earlier _may_ work.
> - For Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks _(and perhaps earlier)_:
> 1. the command-line portions of the current release _should_ run fine.
> 2. The GUI will _not_ run, as that OS version does not include Apple's *Metal* framework.
> - _(For a GUI workaround for Mac OS X 10.9, see the [discussion at issue #544](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/544))_
**Q: How do I load my configuration on startup?**
> A: Start the binary with the argument `--config <path_to_saved_configuration>`
**Q: After loading my configuration on the client the field 'Server IP' is still empty!**
> A: Edit your configuration to include the servers ip adress manually with
>
>```
>(...)
>
>section: options
> serverhostname=<AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD>
>```