How To Install bluetooth on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluetooth on Debian 9.
What is bluetooth
bluetooth is:
This package provides all of the different plugins supported by the Bluez bluetooth stack.
There are three methods to install bluetooth on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 bluetooth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bluetooth
Install bluetooth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bluetooth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bluetooth
Install 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 bluetooth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bluetooth
How To Uninstall bluetooth on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bluetooth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bluetooth
Uninstall bluetooth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bluetooth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluetooth
Remove bluetooth Configurations and Data
To remove bluetooth configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bluetooth
Remove bluetooth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bluetooth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluetooth
Dependencies
bluetooth have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluetooth package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.