bt

a script for restarting bluetooth driver in xUbuntu ¹

1. open terminal (typically ctrl+shift+t or super+t)

• type:
• nano bt ²

3. copy into terminal:

#!/bin/bash
#restart bluetooth drivers
sudo hciconfig hci0 down
sudo rmmod btusb
sudo modprobe btusb
sudo hciconfig hci0 up

• optional: you can add neofetch as the last line, if you have it installed & would like to see an output in terminal to verify script has run.³

4. press ctrl+x, followed by y, & tap enter to save.

5. now type or copy in terminal: ⁴

• chmod +x bt then sudo cp /usr/bin

Now you can execute by typing bt, pressing enter, & usinge your password in terminal when you need to connect a bluetooth device!

Footnotes

1. Particularly Pop_OS 20.04LTS. Some commands may not work on newer builds. ↩

2. I like nano. Please use which ever editor you like here. ↩

3. If it's not installed, it should be an available package. Typically sudo apt install neofetch will do the job. ↩

4. • Please note: there's some security risks for placing a simple script in /usr/bin.
   • If you prever not to take the risk, please do not use sudo cp /usr/bin. Instead execute with ./bt+enter.
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