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Bluetooth Arch Linux ​

How to make the blueooth headphones work with Arch Linux

Install ​

sh
sudo pacman -S bluez bluez-utils
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio-alsa pulseaudio-bluetooth

Start service ​

sh
sudo systemctl start bluetooth
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth

Pair and connect ​

Enter bluetoothctl

sh
bluetoothctl

Will get you into a new command line interface

Type list to see bluetooth controller is present on the computer
If yes make your headphone ready for pairing and follow this:

sh
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# agent on
[bluetooth]# default-agent
[bluetooth]# scan on
[bluetooth]# devices

The last command will start listing devices, you should see a MAC address and a name which will help you recognize the right device. Copy the MAC addres and then

sh
[bluetooth]# pair 12:34:56:78:90:AB
[bluetooth]# trust 12:34:56:78:90:AB
[bluetooth]# connect 12:34:56:78:90:AB

Power on at boot ​

Edit file /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

Set this to enable by default

bash
[Policy]
AutoEnable=true