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

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "bluez" package

This guide let you learn how to install bluez on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bluez on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bluez
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.37-0ubuntu5.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4119
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), kmod, udev (>= 170-1), 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_5.37-0ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
Size: 900646
MD5sum: 2a002d35216a4d33f567c970c02f2a39
SHA1: 6c88517805fcdefd79150b7c3cc2c8851790104b
SHA256: c0185dd52f9abbbee5f4c5369440e94b361887338de583cd63c9521ddcb6a194
SHA512: a4a3717b64679c57295572a4c314379b006bc141da7a7acd71569feec638737b200d54284c69a7c0e4dc0473ecabfbed0526234cc264781d8f25b378409be509
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Description-en: Bluetooth tools and daemons
This package contains tools and system daemons for using Bluetooth devices.
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BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source
project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: bluez
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 4119
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Bluetooth Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.37-0ubuntu5
Replaces: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-input, bluez-network, bluez-serial, bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3), udev (<< 170-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libudev1 (>= 196), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), kmod, udev (>= 170-1), dbus
Conflicts: bluez-alsa, bluez-audio (<= 3.36-3), bluez-utils (<= 3.36-3)
Breaks: udev (<< 170-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bluez/bluez_5.37-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 898848
MD5sum: ce186d4f2eea51906b9aef93d8db38ff
SHA1: 534b4f69f36ce02381148a1b219a1fab1028e675
SHA256: e794cca393b765ac0011f707c339f8ea081d216ae745c771cd3c2883960fb6a9
Description-en: Bluetooth tools and daemons
This package contains tools and system daemons for using Bluetooth devices.
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BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source
project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).
Description-md5: ef25d6a9f4a57e78f32faa7b58ef4e59
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.bluez.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop