How To Install libbluetooth3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth3 on Ubuntu.
What is libbluetooth3
libbluetooth3 is:
BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).
There are three methods to install libbluetooth3 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 libbluetooth3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbluetooth3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbluetooth3
Install libbluetooth3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbluetooth3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbluetooth3
Install libbluetooth3 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 libbluetooth3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbluetooth3
How To Uninstall libbluetooth3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libbluetooth3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbluetooth3
Uninstall libbluetooth3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbluetooth3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbluetooth3
Remove libbluetooth3 Configurations and Data
To remove libbluetooth3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbluetooth3
Remove libbluetooth3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbluetooth3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbluetooth3
Dependencies
libbluetooth3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.