Bluetooth Stays On

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I mostly keep my bluetooth off on my laptop. Whenever I reboot my laptop it also is on. Im running Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS on a Lenovo E41-15 with stock hardware and an extra 120gb SSD as boot drive.

Here's a good answer that explains how to do it https://askubuntu.com/a/2568/300619 — arximughal, Nov 15 '19 at 13:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '19 at 13:34

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18.04+ users who don't naturally have a /etc/rc.local, you'll need to create one and make it executable. To make things slightly easier, you can just paste the following command into a terminal:

sudo install -b -m 755 /dev/stdin /etc/rc.local << EOF
#!/bin/sh
rfkill block bluetooth
exit 0
EOF

Run sudoedit /etc/rc.local and add this before line with exit 0:

rfkill block bluetooth

You should still be able to enable Bluetooth through the top bar applet.

This should work for most systems but it looks like there are a few bugs lurking in the kernel's ACPI for Thinkpads. If you're on a Thinkpad, add the following to /etc/rc.local:

echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth

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answered Nov 15 '19 at 13:34

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Instead of rc.local it is done by systemctl disable bluetooth – Pilot6 Nov 15 '19 at 13:36
BTW, for anyone reading, the correct command would be systemctl disable bluetooth ... @Pilot6 made a lil typo in there... – arximughal Nov 15 '19 at 13:38
@Pilot6 after authenticating, it says permission denied. I enter the correct password though! – arximughal Nov 15 '19 at 13:39

Bluetooth Stays On

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