How to Install and Uninstall bluez Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "bluez" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bluez on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bluez
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bluez" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bluez on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bluez
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bluez package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: bluez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.48-0ubuntu3.9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Bluetooth team
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4489
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), kmod, udev (>= 170-1), lsb-base, dbus
Conflicts: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3)
Breaks: udev (<< 170-1)
Replaces: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-input, bluez-network, bluez-serial, bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3), udev (<< 170-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bluez/bluez_5.48-0ubuntu3.9_amd64.deb
Size: 945972
MD5sum: 2e7e9f1ec5af7b817fa626b78647051e
SHA1: 545d323e2074d648253ff02e54ea09269fce1a9b
SHA256: 13a87901efdb8a7648e286314e056c7e6df377c3c12c5cf09f2723cc02d1be98
SHA512: 4d6d3df1adc23abd8078f3dab967e569fa86bb043805d456b83e3f72e9968ecebe48102d9ef3d72ca215941c61964d05d055433c4ec44792a42b37563d21ba78
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: bluez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.48-0ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Bluetooth team
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4488
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), kmod, udev (>= 170-1), lsb-base, dbus
Conflicts: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3)
Breaks: udev (<< 170-1)
Replaces: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-input, bluez-network, bluez-serial, bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3), udev (<< 170-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bluez/bluez_5.48-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 943188
MD5sum: 10d010dc5103c29f81861454816a35cc
SHA1: 68a4ea03f534b41a131cb34114c84eec8f8ed3cf
SHA256: 7b0410d00fce5bfc1a00e5363e5c03bd9399f28b19d47476b8f8602fc08191bb
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y