Installing gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth.


 

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Quick installation of gnome-bluetooth:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gnome-bluetooth

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth

Package Details

Package:gnome-bluetooth
Version:3.20.0-1ubuntu1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Desktop Team
Home page:https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeBluetooth
Description:GNOME Bluetooth tools This package contains tools for managing and manipulating Bluetooth devices using the GNOME desktop.
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:gnome

How to install gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 17.04?

Installing gnome-bluetooth on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 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 gnome-bluetooth is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gnome-bluetooth' will give followin error.


Installing gnome-bluetooth:

After system update use the following command to install gnome-bluetooth:

sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 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 gnome-bluetooth from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gnome-bluetooth from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gnome-bluetooth following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gnome-bluetooth

Following command is used to remove the gnome-bluetooth package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gnome-bluetooth

This will remove gnome-bluetooth and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gnome-bluetooth with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gnome-bluetooth

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gnome-bluetooth

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gnome-bluetooth package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.