How to Install and Uninstall bluetooth Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 18,2024

1. Install "bluetooth" package

Learn how to install bluetooth on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bluetooth on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bluetooth
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bluetooth package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bluetooth
Architecture: all
Version: 5.37-0ubuntu5.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: bluez
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 31
Depends: bluez
Suggests: bluez-cups, bluez-obexd
Filename: pool/universe/b/bluez/bluetooth_5.37-0ubuntu5.3_all.deb
Size: 3082
MD5sum: 2e06a7be2195f6192d660ebbf6bbc1f6
SHA1: b2a7337d43d0fa96403e93ae8615c62d34314df4
SHA256: 191cb8b22ca2e757356a0537285b7e0eafa0160c065b3f29f237175aca2923de
SHA512: 660780d98e9e70a49a9af2fc674429a644b22d07bd32b88b12b5903d3708b47a0b24d74423c9908a38cb2bdbd9f8a3e05d3619045b8850983d2e696b696693ee
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description-en: Bluetooth support
This package provides all of the different plugins supported
by the Bluez bluetooth stack.
Description-md5: c9c3278c19393dc7c6582892d29bf660

Package: bluetooth
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 31
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: bluez
Version: 5.37-0ubuntu5
Depends: bluez
Suggests: bluez-cups, bluez-obexd
Filename: pool/universe/b/bluez/bluetooth_5.37-0ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 3072
MD5sum: 4694f277faab90e7eeff376a6b7babc6
SHA1: 375a7b1262bfb5b9bdf48e0d5bedbf5d09ee8783
SHA256: 37b5c167f6017c8e3a175b2f983dfa9f9fdf1e8e6264508495127d9529990a75
Description-en: Bluetooth support
This package provides all of the different plugins supported
by the Bluez bluetooth stack.
Description-md5: c9c3278c19393dc7c6582892d29bf660
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu