Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is bluez-tools
bluez-tools is:
Bluez-tools provides command line tools to functions of Bluetooth.
They are Bluetooth adapter control, Bluetooth agent, sound, input, network
and other.
There are three methods to install bluez-tools on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bluez-tools
Install bluez-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bluez-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bluez-tools
Install bluez-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bluez-tools
How To Uninstall bluez-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the bluez-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bluez-tools
Uninstall bluez-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bluez-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluez-tools
Remove bluez-tools Configurations and Data
To remove bluez-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bluez-tools
Remove bluez-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bluez-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluez-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
