Bluetooth is a wireless technology that enables your
computer to connect and communicate with peripheral devices such as
keyboards, mice, speakers and smartphones. Puppy Linux uses the
Blueman Bluetooth Manager to access and manage Bluetooth connections.
The Blueman Bluetooth Manager has an immoveable popup dialog
window (Pairing request for device) that appears in the center
of the desktop, behind any other application window currently
in that area. Therefore, to see this window you should first minimize
all other programs from the desktop.
By default, your computer will be identified as BlueZ by other
devices (can be changed). Be sure your bluetooth devices are in
discover mode.
Menu>System>Bluetooth Manager
• click: Enable
Note: If the Bluetooth Devices window does not open or stay open, right click the Bluetooth icon in the right side of the desktop tray and choose: Devices or Bluetooth Manager
The Bluetooth Devices window should look similar to this:
Move the Bluetooth Devices window to the lower right corner of the
desktop (so you can see any popup window for pairing).
• click: Adapter>Preferences>Always visible
• click: Search
• right-click your device (the name may not be exactly correct yet)
• click: connect
Many devices will simply connect, if not they may need to be paired
first as follows:
• right-click your device
• click: pair
If you see a popup window (Pairing request for device) and if a
code is required and is not supplied by the remote device:
• enter: 0000 (4 zeros)
• click: OK
You may also see a pairing message on your connecting bluetooth device
requiring some action.
• right-click your device in the Bluetooth Devices window
• click: connect
• right-click again (If "Disconnect" is listed, you are connected)
• click: Trust
• click: View
• click: Local Services
• click: Transfer
• select an Incoming Folder
• check: Accept files from trusted devices
• click: Apply
This should complete the Blueman settings, but there may be additional
actions required that are device specific.
The Blueman tray applet is accessible by a convenient notification
icon in the right side of the desktop tray. If the tray applet is
running, left-click and right-click actions applied to the
notification icon will provide quick access to configuration options.