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Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection?

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Background: I currently have two computers connected to my keyboard, mouse, 
and display via a KVM switch -- the KVM switch uses PS/2 connections for the 
mouse and keyboard.

One of the connected computers (running Jessie) uses a PS/2 to USB cable 
adapter to a USB port to interface to the KVM switch.

The other computer (running Wheezy) uses the PS/2 cables from the KVM to 
connect to the computer.

I soon want to set up a 3rd computer to install stretch, and, eventually, take 
the Wheezy computer out of service, but, in the meantime, I want to have 3 
computers connected to my keyboard, mouse, and display and will need to buy a 
4 way KVM switch.

The less expensive KVM switches nowadays use USB connections for the mouse and 
keyboard (and then to the computers).

The Question:  Will it be straightforward to convert the Wheezy machine (which 
has USB ports) to use a USB port instead of the PS/2 ports to connect the 
mouse and keyboard (via the KVM switch) -- is it as simple as shutting the 
computer down, changing the cables, and rebooting, or is it more involved.

If it is more complicated, what would I have to do?

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Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-01-03 01:50 +0100
  Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-01-03 02:00 +0100
    Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-03 04:40 +0100
      Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-01-03 15:20 +0100
    Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-01-03 05:20 +0100
      Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-01-03 08:30 +0100
        Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB connection? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2019-01-03 15:30 +0100
    Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-01-03 21:20 +0100
  Re: Switching from PS/2 keyboard and mouse connection to (one) USB  connection? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2019-01-03 07:20 +0100

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