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Indra Wahyu
Indra Wahyu

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Use My Linux Laptop as Bluetooth Speaker

I use my linux laptop as a bluetooth speaker, here are the configuration steps.

Step 1 – Search Bluetooth Linux drivers



dnf search pulseaudio-module-bluetooth


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Step 2 – Installing Bluetooth Linux drivers to stream audio from Android / iOS



sudo dnf install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth


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Step 3 – How to configure Linux to send sound through Bluetooth



sudo nano /etc/pulse/system.pa


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Append the following directives:



### Adding bluetooth audio streaming on Linux - Oct/14/2020 ###
load-module module-bluetooth-policy
load-module module-bluetooth-discover


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Step 4 – Restarting the Bluetooth service on Linux



## Kill a running daemon on Linux ##
$ pulseaudio --kill
## Start the daemon if it is not running ##
$ pulseaudio --start


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Step 5 – Pair your Android / iOS mobile phone with your computer

bluetooth device

Done, now you can stream from mobile phone.


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