How To Install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Kali Linux. pulseaudio-module-bluetooth is Bluetooth module for PulseAudio sound server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Kali Linux.

What is pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

pulseaudio-module-bluetooth is:

PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.

This module enables PulseAudio to work with bluetooth devices, like headset or audio gateway.

The module is called module-bluetooth

There are three methods to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pulseaudio-module-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 pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

How To Uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pulseaudio-module-bluetooth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Configurations and Data

To remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Dependencies

pulseaudio-module-bluetooth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.