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

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "bluez-btsco" package

This tutorial shows how to install bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bluez-btsco on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: bluez-btsco
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 110
Maintainer: Charles Majola
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.50-0ubuntu6
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libbluetooth3 (>= 4.91), libc6 (>= 2.16), bluez
Filename: pool/universe/b/bluez-btsco/bluez-btsco_0.50-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 46592
MD5sum: 389849fbc64623e2a5c9ce8ebd30c31a
SHA1: 691df2ae3ead86493d8f206ba497615f39f01303
SHA256: 2c1f9818505ee3baa0fc9025ec99bc28614712abb72ad382fee55d6463c0b327
Description-en: Bluez Bluetooth SCO tool
A tool to that provides a way to use a bluetooth headset with Linux.
It works well enough now to get voice-quality audio to and from most
headsets
Description-md5: cfc5261117d3f413aad494901afdabca
Homepage: http://bluetooth-alsa.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu