How To Install gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04. gnome-bluetooth is GNOME Bluetooth Send To app

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gnome-bluetooth

gnome-bluetooth is:

The GNOME Bluetooth Send To app is an easy way to send files to a Bluetooth device.

There are three methods to install gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gnome-bluetooth Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-bluetooth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-bluetooth

Install gnome-bluetooth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-bluetooth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-bluetooth

Install gnome-bluetooth Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-bluetooth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-bluetooth

How To Uninstall gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gnome-bluetooth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-bluetooth

Uninstall gnome-bluetooth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-bluetooth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-bluetooth

Remove gnome-bluetooth Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-bluetooth configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-bluetooth

Remove gnome-bluetooth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-bluetooth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-bluetooth

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-bluetooth package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.