petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoEnabling Bluetooth on Arch Linuxitsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down136
arrow-up1-20arrow-down1external-linkEnabling Bluetooth on Arch Linuxitsfoss.competsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·1 year agoMeanwhile, Linux Mint users have it on by default.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agomint and arch aren’t made for the same people. Not everyone wants it on by default
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoOut of curiosity, what’s the point of installing Bluetooth but keeping it disabled? I imagine the opposite would be the default most people wanted (enable it by default and let power users with a bizarre use case disable it manually).
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agobecause arch is a minimal distro and some people see the processing power used for bt to be wasted
minus-squaresederx@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBecause it’s a security risk but you might need it sometimes.
Meanwhile, Linux Mint users have it on by default.
mint and arch aren’t made for the same people. Not everyone wants it on by default
Out of curiosity, what’s the point of installing Bluetooth but keeping it disabled?
I imagine the opposite would be the default most people wanted (enable it by default and let power users with a bizarre use case disable it manually).
because arch is a minimal distro and some people see the processing power used for bt to be wasted
Because it’s a security risk but you might need it sometimes.