How To Install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Debian 12.
What is pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth is:
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
This module enables PulseAudio to work with bluetooth devices, like headset or audio gateway.
The module is called module-bluetooth
There are three methods to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pulseaudio-module-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 pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Install pulseaudio-module-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
How To Uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pulseaudio-module-bluetooth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Configurations and Data
To remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Dependencies
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth have the following dependencies:
- libbluetooth3
- libc6
- libdbus-1-3
- libglib2.0-0
- libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
- libgstreamer1.0-0
- libpulse0
- libsbc1
- pulseaudio
- bluez
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
