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I'm trying to get a bluetooth keyboard paired via terminal in Ubuntu Touch (see here for more details). For this purpose, I need the executable bluetoothctl, which appears to be provided by BlueZ 5 (as opposed to BlueZ 4).

I have tried installing BlueZ 5 on desktop and it caused many problems with the package manager and nuked the sound of the computer (forcing a purge of BlueZ 5 and reinstalling BlueZ 4 fixed things). I have tried installing BlueZ 5 on my Ubuntu phone (Aquaris E4.5) and it bricked it (necessitating a reflash), so I'm really not sure how I should try to install this. What I've tried to do is as follows:

sudo apt-get remove bluez
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vidplace7/bluez5
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bluez bluez-tools

I note that others appear to be seeing problems with BlueZ 5 also.

What should I do instead?

On desktop, I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and on phone, I am using Ubuntu 15.04 - armhf (20151118-205525).

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d3pd
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    Could you please [edit] your question and add information about the releases/images you use on the phone and desktop? – LiveWireBT Dec 20 '15 at 16:46
  • @LiveWireBT Thanks for the suggestion. I've added details on the system versions I'm using. – d3pd Dec 20 '15 at 16:51

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I would try a Live version of Ubuntu 15.10 as it has Bluez 5 and see if it functions to your liking using the "Try without Installing Ubuntu" option

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The Ubuntu Touch OTA9 release includes Bluez5 and it enables pairing with ThinkPad keyboards. Here's the little BQ Aquaris E4.5 acting almost as a palmtop.

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