How to Install and Uninstall bluez Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "bluez" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install bluez on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall bluez on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: bluez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.68-0ubuntu1.1
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: 4080
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), kmod, udev, lsb-base, dbus
Suggests: pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Conflicts: bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3)
Breaks: udev (<< 170-1)
Replaces: 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_5.68-0ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1209182
MD5sum: 38bf70e15effed1e6a23bc2a5daebbd8
SHA1: 629ed694b5023a5bf1e968481f5b3fcb36abcec3
SHA256: 3baa9bd79fb12c8f41d708471d8cd19c09d4858d13e4b359ede6e647e7926430
SHA512: c73bbb9ec9bd394384a20a5659306d619c63777d6831ea389e874d362567640abd7343cd5d0bbbdbd88c6170291625bfe94ad4d0baabe54120ed1e5a229d7921
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi

Package: bluez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.68-0ubuntu1
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: 4072
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), kmod, udev, lsb-base, dbus
Suggests: pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Conflicts: bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3)
Breaks: udev (<< 170-1)
Replaces: 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_5.68-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1208640
MD5sum: d7542a61ff019da56494ff29b12ba430
SHA1: 402d7e7b9b58cc6cf369b884670d66df24a1abb9
SHA256: 5e84ebcb78962e358ae8ffd37c1623fc8466931383518bbec8438277855e8b43
SHA512: 13f97e92a54b1f0a6914954ecc21d41364534fee2982f913c34fd6cfab13e55e59c74f9342c5ea34bda67361039d5c3ba699571ea1960872b9008b6c48dee34b
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi