Having fun with Bluetooh in Ubuntu Part 1

Today, my post is about having fun with Bluetooh device in Ubuntu.

First and foremost, lets install obexftp and obexpushd package from OpenOBEX project.

sudo apt-get install obexftp obexpushd

Then, insert your bluetooth device. You should see the bluetooth logo appears in left upper side of your desktop.

Else, you can enable it by System > Preferences > Blueooth > General tab > Check the setting of Notification Area.

Send file to mobile device :

Activating mobile bluetooth connection and scan the device via below comman.

obexftp -b

Scanning result like this,

~$ obexftp -b
Scanning …
Using    00:17:E2:8B:07:7E    Mr.D
Browsing 00:17:E2:8B:07:7E …
Channel: 9

Try to send a file via below command,

obexftp -b 00:17:E2:8B:07:7E -p song.mp3

Receive file from mobile device :

Turn on bluetooth device to discoverable mode.

hciconfig hci0 piscan

Enable obexpushd to listen  incoming bluetooth connection.

obexpushd -B

Try to send a file from your mobile device or scan for your bluetooth device.

obexftp -b