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--- linux:system:bluetooth [2023/08/04 10:09] – oscar
+++ linux:system:bluetooth [2025/09/22 17:29] (current) – [Install] oscar
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 ====== Bluetooth ======
 Since Debian 12 two audio servers are available (either PulseAudio or PipeWire). PulseAudio is the default audio server in Debian.
+===== Install =====
+For a GTK environment (XFCE) the following packages need to be installed:
+  sudo apt install bluetooth rfkill bluez bluez-tools pulseaudio-module-bluetooth blueman
-Install the pulseaudio-module-bluetooth package if it's not already installed. Once you have installed the Bluetooth module, it may be necessary to restart the bluetooth and pulseaudio services:
+Blueman is the XFCE bluetooth front-end app.
-  sudo apt install bluez blueman
+===== Check running services =====
+  # systemctl status bluetooth
+  $ systemctl --user status pulseaudio.service
+===== Checking For Bluetooth =====
+If you run rfkill as root, you should get something like follows:
+  ~$ sudo rfkill
+  ID TYPE      DEVICE      SOFT      HARD
+wlan      phy0   unblocked unblocked
+bluetooth hci0   unblocked unblocked
+If you see anything blocked, you will have to unblock it. Hard blocked is usually a switch (or a wireless key on the keyboard), soft blocked is usually something with the OS. Run the following to unblock a device:
+  rfkill unblock [device]
+Check if bluetooth radio is present in PulseAudio cards:
+  pactl list cards short
+===== PulseAudio automatic connect =====
+Switch automatically to bluetooth output on connecting to bluetooth device.
+Enter:
+  pactl load-module module-switch-on-connect
+To persist autoconnect on reboots, add the following to /etc/pulse/default.pa
+  # nano /etc/pulse/default.pa
+  Add the following to the bottom:
+  .ifexists module-switch-on-connect.so
+    load-module module-switch-on-connect
+  .endif