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Blueman

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Reference:wiki.archlinux.org

Requirements ​

On Arch Linux, bluez bluez-utils pulseaudio-bluetooth packages are needed.

Also enable bluetooth.service.

Setup ​

Create the file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/51-blueman.rules as root:

txt
/* Allow users in wheel group to use blueman feature requiring root without authentication */
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
    if ((action.id == "org.blueman.network.setup" ||
         action.id == "org.blueman.dhcp.client" ||
         action.id == "org.blueman.rfkill.setstate" ||
         action.id == "org.blueman.pppd.pppconnect") &&
        subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {

        return polkit.Result.YES;
    }
});

The user must belong to the wheel and lp group.

shell
gpasswd -a ${USER} wheel
gpasswd -a ${USER} lp

To receive files remember to:

  1. Right click on the Blueman tray icon
  2. Local Services
  3. Transfer
  4. File Receiving (Object Push)
  5. Tick the Accept files from trusted devices

Finally start blueman with the blueman-applet command.