Chris Schammert (csmertx)
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📡 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