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bluetoothd: command not found

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bluetoothd is a daemon (background service) in Linux that is responsible for managing Bluetooth devices and settings on the system. bluetoothd is a part of the bluez package, which is a suite of tools and libraries for managing Bluetooth devices on Linux systems.

bluetoothd is usually started automatically when you boot your Linux system and runs in the background, listening for incoming Bluetooth connections and managing the Bluetooth devices on the system. You can use the bluetoothctl command to interact with bluetoothd and manage your Bluetooth devices and settings.

If you encounter the below error while running the bluetoothd command:

bluetoothd: command not found

you may try installing the below package as per your choice of distribution:

Distribution Command
Debian apt-get install bluez
Ubuntu apt-get install bluez
Alpine apk add bluez
Arch Linux pacman -S bluez-utils
Kali Linux apt-get install bluez
CentOS yum install bluez
Fedora dnf install bluez
Raspbian apt-get install bluez

For more information on using bluetoothd and bluetoothctl, you can consult the bluez documentation or use the man command to view the manual pages for these utilities.

bluetoothd Command Examples

1. Start the daemon:

# bluetoothd

2. Start the daemon, logging to stdout:

# bluetoothd --nodetach

3. Start the daemon with a specific configuration file (defaults to `/etc/bluetooth/main.conf`):

# bluetoothd --configfile path/to/file

4. Start the daemon with verbose output to stderr:

# bluetoothd --debug

5. Start the daemon with verbose output coming from specific files in the bluetoothd or plugins source:

# bluetoothd --debug=path/to/file1:path/to/file2:path/to/file3

Filed Under: Linux

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