How to install Blueman (bluetooth application) by adding a repository to the sources list and installing the PPA GPG Key
At the time of this writing, I was using Ubuntu Desktop 9.10 Karmic
Add the following two lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list,
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
Can be done easily with the following two commands,
Then add the following PPA GPG key,
Install blueman
You can setup your bluetooth devices by going to System > Preferences > Bluetooth Manager.
References
The following is a set of old instructions for using the bluetooth keyboard manually from the command line on older versions of Ubuntu and Debian.
About
I've successfully done this on a Debian version prior to Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Dell Machine). I just did this on a MacBook Pro 3,1 running Ubuntu 8.10 also.
Install prerequisites
Install the following,
$ sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez-gnome
Restart your session (logout and back in)
Get your devices mac address
Get the mac address of your keyboard and the name with one of the following,
$ sudo hcitool scan or $ sudo hidd --search
Edit your hcid.conf
Add the following contents to /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf where BD_ADDR is the mac address of your bluetooth device.
device BD_ADDR {
name "Apple Wireless Keyboard";
auth enable;
encrypt enable;
}
Activate on startup (optional)
Edit /etc/default/bluetooth, and change HIDD_ENABLED=0 to HIDD_ENABLED=1.
Note: The original instructions had the 0 and 1 reversed. I think differently though.
Restart the bluetooth service
$ sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
Connect and use your device
Start your device with the following command, where BD_ADDR is the mac address of your device.
$ sudo hidd --connect BD_ADDR
References
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