How do I completely UNINSTALL Bluetooth from Manjaro

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Thanks TriMoon for your help. I’ll have to come here later and read all you guy’s responses again and try to figure this all out when I have the time. I must get my day started. Thanks for responding to my question FAST!

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You could also try to disable the bluetooth.service by “masking” it :wink:

systemctl  mask --now bluetooth.service
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Simplest method is switching BT OFF:
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sudo systemctl status bluetooth
sudo systemctl disable bluetooth
sudo systemctl disable bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl stop bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl mask bluetooth.service

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Hey freed, thank you for helping me. I will look at this information, watch some YouTube videos about what you guys are talking about then solve this problem. I need time to digest what you guys have said and firgure out what you guys are saying. I’m new to Linux. I guarantee you one thing though, I WILL eradicate Bluetooth!

Thanks again freed. : )

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That single command i gave above yours is actually doing all yours in one go :wink:

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Thats a bit too much :wink:
You dont need sudo, the entry with/out ‘.service’ is the same, and you can disable and stop at once…
I think you might be looking for:

systemctl disable --now bluetooth

and if they want to mask:

systemctl mask bluetooth

(PS - ‘disable’ means it wont start at boot, ‘mask’ means it wont start even if something calls for it)

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Thank you cscs for your help. I’ll learn the Linux terminology and become as good as you guys are. Thanks again!

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Give me a few minutes, I’ll try it.

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I did that. So how do I make sure Bluetooth is diabled?

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Like @cscs said, you can additionally blacklist it to not be loaded to the kernel.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_module#Blacklisting

You can see the modules with lsmod, it could be bluetooth, btusb, bnep.

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After doing the service mask, also do that, but then
ALSO hit the BIOS for a disable there as well…
And you can be like me :blush:

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I like the word “additionally.” I will do it, just don’t have the time now to read up on it. I will later in the day though.

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I can be like you as in “free from freakin’ Bluetooth?”

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Yeah … then

  • the SystemD service is disabled/masked
    (This can be done as shown above in a few posts. Like this one)

  • the module is blacklisted in the Kernel
    (This can be done by following the link above - create /etc/modprobe.d/my-blacklist.conf with contents like blacklist bluetooth on each line. Find your modules using lsmod)

  • the hardware is disabled in BIOS
    (This is up to your BIOS … get in there and look for an option)

…very free, regardless of a few packages leftover that wont do anything but allow you to avoid ripping apart the system and package dependencies.

You would have to enable all of those again before bluetooth would work in any way.

( edited to point out the steps :wink: )

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I don’t know where the heck all you people came from so quickly, but I’m glad you did. I feel like I have just received an education on Bluetooth AND I feel relieved that I have accessed the BEST MINDS on Planet Earth to DEFEAT MY NEMESIS BLUETOOTH!

Thank ALL of you ladies and gentlemen so much. I just KNEW there were some people on Planet Earth who were smart enough to defeat Bluetooth! YAY! I AM FREE!!!
:smiley: :+1: :clap: :muscle:
Take care guys and Have A Great Day!

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Does this “solution” checkbox allow only ONE solution from all you guys’ posts? I want to “solution” ALL you guys becuase you ALL added value to my understanding of this issue.

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I love Linux.

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I will.

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you can hit :hearts: :wink:

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You guys are like some serious BATTLE ANGELS! Keep up the good work. Thanks!

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