Re: A question for the gurus here!

From	Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.mint
Subject	Re: A question for the gurus here!
Date	2026-03-19 18:10 -0700
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David B. wrote:
> Can anyone advise if I should be able to connect my Apple wireless
> keyboard to Linux Mint machine without using a connecting cable?

I would first see if your 'native' bluetooth gear in the LM can see the 
BT on the Apple kb. In your LM settings hardware section there is a 
Bluetooth icon.  That's an easy starting point.

I don't have LM on anything that has BT capabilities, so I can't go 
further; but I'm reading that some people need to use a commandline tool 
called bluetoothctl, and that some people need to install a proprietary 
broadcom driver, which problem I'm familiar because I've had some linux 
distro/s which had trouble w/ not recognizing a wifi chip outofthebox, 
while others could.  It is common to put the BT on the wifi hardware.

-- 
Mike Easter

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A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-19 21:58 +0000
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-19 18:10 -0700
    Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:17 -0700
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:44 -0400
    Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 09:40 +0000
      Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 09:42 +0000
        Re: A question for the gurus here! Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-03-20 12:09 -0400
          Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:44 +0000
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 10:48 +0100
    Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 18:00 +0000
      Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 20:52 +0100
        Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:39 +0000
          Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-21 11:43 +0100
            Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-21 19:13 +0000
              Re: A question for the gurus here! Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-21 20:21 +0100
  Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-20 11:11 -0700
    Re: A question for the gurus here! Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-03-20 13:49 -0700
      Re: A question for the gurus here! "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-03-20 22:41 +0000

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