How To Install bluedevil on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluedevil on Debian 12.

What is bluedevil

bluedevil is:

BlueDevil is a set of components which integrate Bluetooth in KDE. It contains:

• A KDE Control Module (KCM) to configure all the Bluetooth-related options.
• Integration with the KDE input/output system (KIO), which allows you to discover and explore Bluetooth devices from your favorite file browser.
• A wizard to pair your devices and connect directly to services they offer, such as input (mouse, keyboard, Wiimote) and audio (headsets, phones).
• A system tray application from where all BlueDevil actions can be done (disconnect devices, send files, configure, etc).
• A daemon which listens to incoming requests, for example to receive files or to introduce a requested PIN.

There are three methods to install bluedevil 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 bluedevil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bluedevil

Install bluedevil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bluedevil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bluedevil

Install bluedevil 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 bluedevil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bluedevil

How To Uninstall bluedevil on Debian 12

To uninstall only the bluedevil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bluedevil

Uninstall bluedevil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bluedevil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluedevil

Remove bluedevil Configurations and Data

To remove bluedevil configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bluedevil

Remove bluedevil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluedevil

Dependencies

bluedevil have the following dependencies:

• bluez
• bluez-obexd
• plasma-framework
• qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt
• qml-module-org-kde-kio
• qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons
• qml-module-qtquick-layouts
• qml-module-qtquick2
• kio
• libc6
• libkf5bluezqt6
• libkf5configcore5
• libkf5configgui5
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5dbusaddons5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5kiocore5
• libkf5kiofilewidgets5
• libkf5kiogui5
• libkf5notifications5
• libkf5quickaddons5
• libkf5service-bin
• libkf5service5
• libkf5widgetsaddons5
• libkf5windowsystem5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5dbus5
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5qml5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• bluedevil website
• bluedevil on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluedevil package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.