How To Install bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 20.04. bluez-btsco is Bluez Bluetooth SCO tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bluez-btsco

bluez-btsco is:

A tool to that provides a way to use a bluetooth headset with Linux. It works well enough now to get voice-quality audio to and from most headsets

There are three methods to install bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bluez-btsco Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bluez-btsco

Install bluez-btsco Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bluez-btsco

Install bluez-btsco 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 bluez-btsco using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bluez-btsco

How To Uninstall bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bluez-btsco package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bluez-btsco

Uninstall bluez-btsco And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bluez-btsco and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluez-btsco

Remove bluez-btsco Configurations and Data

To remove bluez-btsco configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bluez-btsco

Remove bluez-btsco configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluez-btsco

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-btsco package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.