📡 Bluetooth

Preferred Bluetooth systray

apti blueman
blueman-applet is the desktop status app
- sudo usermod -a -G lp username
  Allows user access to DBUS

USB Tethering 5G

Ubuntu 22.04: smooth sailing (05-19-22)
Random disconnects with EndeavourOS (05-19-22)
Did not try WiFi tethering

CLI

apti bluez
Arch Linux: bluez-tools
- bluetoothctl
  - bluetoothctl set-alias [Newly discovered device name]
    - bluetoothctl pair [...]
    - bluetoothctl trust [...]

Polybar Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/polybar/polybar-scripts/master/polybar-scripts/system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl/system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl.sh

vim ~/.config/polybar/config.ini

modules-right = system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl battery alsa network sysmenu

[module/system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl]                                                                                         
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl.sh
tail = true
click-left = ~/.config/polybar/scripts/system-bluetooth-bluetoothctl.sh --toggle &

Bluetooth Connected unicode symbol = “\uF5AF”

Bluetooth Disconnected unicode symbol = “\uF5B1”

Sources

Created: 12/29/2021 • Edited: 02/09/2025 • Author: Chris Schammert (csmertx) • History 🕵️