How To Install gnome-bluetooth on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-bluetooth on Debian 12.
What is gnome-bluetooth
gnome-bluetooth is:
The GNOME Bluetooth Send To app is an easy way to send files to a Bluetooth device.
This empty transitional package is here to ensure smooth upgrades.
There are three methods to install gnome-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 gnome-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 gnome-bluetooth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-bluetooth
Install gnome-bluetooth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-bluetooth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-bluetooth
Install gnome-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 gnome-bluetooth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-bluetooth
How To Uninstall gnome-bluetooth on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-bluetooth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-bluetooth
Uninstall gnome-bluetooth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-bluetooth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-bluetooth
Remove gnome-bluetooth Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-bluetooth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-bluetooth
Remove gnome-bluetooth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-bluetooth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-bluetooth
Dependencies
gnome-bluetooth have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-bluetooth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
