How To Install bluez-firmware on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 341 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-firmware on Ubuntu.
What is bluez-firmware
bluez-firmware is:
This firmware is required for operation of Bluetooth dongles based on the Broadcom BCM203x and Raspberry Pi chipset.
There are three methods to install bluez-firmware on Ubuntu. 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-firmware 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-firmware using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bluez-firmware
Install bluez-firmware Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bluez-firmware using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bluez-firmware
Install bluez-firmware 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-firmware using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bluez-firmware
How To Uninstall bluez-firmware on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the bluez-firmware package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bluez-firmware
Uninstall bluez-firmware And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bluez-firmware and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluez-firmware
Remove bluez-firmware Configurations and Data
To remove bluez-firmware configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bluez-firmware
Remove bluez-firmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bluez-firmware configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluez-firmware
Dependencies
bluez-firmware have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-firmware package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.