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Simple Bluetooth Setup on Arch Linux ​

INFO

This guide will help you set up Bluetooth on Arch Linux with PipeWire.

Installation ​

  1. Install Bluetooth packages:

    sh
    sudo pacman -S  bluez bluez-utils blueman

Package Info:

  • bluez → Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux.
  • bluez-utils → Utilities for managing Bluetooth devices.
  • blueman → GUI tool for managing Bluetooth connections.

blueman provides an easy-to-use interface for connecting and managing Bluetooth devices, while bluez and bluez-utils provide the underlying Bluetooth functionality.

  1. Enable and start the Bluetooth service:

    sh
    sudo systemctl enable --now bluetooth.service

Connecting Bluetooth Devices ​

  1. Open blueman from your applications menu to manage Bluetooth devices.
  2. Use the GUI to pair and connect to your Bluetooth devices.

Other ​

INFO

If you are using PipeWire as your audio server (the default in newer Arch Linux setups), pulseaudio-bluetooth is not required. PipeWire already includes Bluetooth audio support with the pipewire-pulse module. This replaces PulseAudio and its Bluetooth functionality, meaning you no longer need the pulseaudio-bluetooth package for Bluetooth audio.