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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "btscanner" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install btscanner on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall btscanner on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: btscanner
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Hermann
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1-5.1build1
Depends: libbluetooth3 (>= 4.91), libc6 (>= 2.4), libncurses5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
Filename: pool/universe/b/btscanner/btscanner_2.1-5.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 100618
MD5sum: 048538ae4b1ee48e25d0745842224531
SHA1: 5418e34aea489c0ca8c1ebd86050e0b75e35353e
SHA256: b17c80e956d178deae6d93f39c244bad67a182c5ced605d850ef56e9e88c7850
Description-en: ncurses-based scanner for Bluetooth devices
btscanner is a tool designed specifically to extract as much information
as possible from a Bluetooth device without the requirement to pair. A
detailed information screen extracts HCI and SDP information, and
maintains an open connection to monitor the RSSI and link quality.
btscanner is based on the BlueZ Bluetooth stack, which is included with
recent Linux kernels, and the BlueZ toolset. btscanner also contains a
complete listing of the IEEE OUI numbers and class lookup tables. Using
the information gathered from these sources it is possible to make
educated guesses as to the host device type.
Description-md5: cd17388937434d12c6c95cf8a83d33a2
Homepage: http://www.pentest.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewcat.cgi?cat=downloads§ion=01_bluetooth
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu