Install bluez on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install bluez
Learn how to install bluez with the command sudo apt-get install bluez on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of bluez:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: bluez
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install bluez
Package Details | |
| Package: | bluez |
| Version: | 4.98-2ubuntu7.2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.bluez.org |
| Description: | Bluetooth tools and daemons This package contains tools and system daemons for using Bluetooth devices. . BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL). Multi-Arch: foreign Homepage: http://www.bluez.org |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | admin |
How to install bluez on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If bluez is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L bluez' will give followin error.
Installing bluez:
After system update use the following command to install bluez:
sudo apt-get install bluez
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove bluez from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the bluez from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the bluez following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove bluez
Following command is used to remove the bluez package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove bluez
This will remove bluez and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing bluez with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge bluez
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove bluez
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with bluez package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.