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diff --git a/src/Kubuntu_and_Bluetooth_Audio.adoc b/src/Kubuntu_and_Bluetooth_Audio.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..172f3d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/Kubuntu_and_Bluetooth_Audio.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Kubuntu and Bluetooth Audio +=========================== +:author: Aaron Ball +:email: nullspoon@iohq.net + + +== {doctitle} + +I just recently made a switch to http://www.kubuntu.org/[Kubuntu] to test out +their integration of KDE4.4. I must admit that I like this version. It's very +visually appealing and generally works very well. Post-installation, I +realized however that I had a very serious problem: my bluetooth headphones +wouldn't pair with it. + +Now for those of you who don't know me, I'm a web developer and a systems admin +for my company (and my house). If you know much about digital technology you +also understand that tunes are an essential piece to forward motion on any +project. + +All this being said, I scowered the interwebz for a solution to my problem. +Thanks to a few arbitrary links, I discovered that the bluetooth manger in +KDE4.4,*, will not pair with audio devices (and a few other types, but those +aren't important for the sake of this post), this includes bluetooth headsets +to be used with software such as Skype. + +Sadly, with all of that searching I discovered that there seems to be only one +way to fix this: install the gnome bluetooth manager. + +With that, let's get started! + +Crack open a terminal and type in: + +---- +sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth pulseaudio pavucontrol +---- + +Here's that those packages do. + +* **gnome-bluetooth**: If it isn't already obvious, this is the gnome +bluetooth manager. +* '''pulseaudio ''': This line is in case you don't use pulseaudio for +your KDE instance. Typically I believe KDE does not use pulseaudio. This is +required because guess what! the KDE audio drivers don't support changing the +output device from stereo to a bluetooth device. +* **pavucontrol**: This is short for **P**ulse **A**udio **V**olume +**Control**. + +From here, put your bluetooth device in discoverable mode, open up +gnome-bluetooth (should be a rather misfit icon in the taskbar), and connect to +your device. + +The second step in the process of connecting is telling your audio system to +output to the headphones instead of the stereo. To do that, find the Pulse +Audio Volume Control in your Kickoff menu and change your output to your +bluetooth headset. + +The final step in this is to enjoy some high quality (hopefully) wireless music +with a 33 foot tether. Enjoy! + +Category:Kubuntu +Category:Ubuntu +Category:Linux + + +// vim: set syntax=asciidoc: |