How To Install bluez on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez on AlmaLinux 8.
What is bluez
Utilities for use in Bluetooth applications - hcitool - hciattach - hciconfig - bluetoothd - l2ping - rfcomm - sdptool - bccmd - bluetoothctl - btmon - hcidump - l2test - rctest - gatttool - start scripts - pcmcia configuration files The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.
We can use yum or dnf to install bluez on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bluez.
Install bluez on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bluez using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bluez
Install bluez on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bluez using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bluez
How To Uninstall bluez on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the bluez package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bluez
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
