How To Fix Common Bluetooth Issues Using Debian

In this guide I will show you common things to try to fix Bluetooth in Debian 12.
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Programs installed using this guide
1. Bluetooth
2. Bluez
3. Blueman
4. firmware-realtek
5. rfkill
Commands used
1. To see bluetooth status
sudo systemctl status bluetooth
2. To restart bluetooth
sudo systemctl restart bluetooth
or
sudo systemctl stop bluetooth
sudo systemctl start bluetooth
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth
3. To see if your bluetooth device is picked up
sudo apt install rfkill
sudo rfkill list
4. To unblock bluetooth
sudo rfkill unblock all
5. To update your kernel
uname - r (gives you your current kernel version)
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Make sure these three lines are in your sources.list file
Backports allow you to install newer versions of software made available for this release
deb deb.debian.org/... bookworm-backports non-free-firmware main contrib non-free
deb-src deb.debian.org/... bookworm-backports non-free-firmware main
To save the file in nano press ctrl and o
To exit nano press ctrl and x
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You can also use vim to edit the file if you prefer using vim
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apt search linux-image
Find the latest stable version.
To update kernel type:
sudo apt install linux-image-6.10.6+bpo-amd64 linux-headers-6.10.6+bpo-amd64
Replace the version number with the version you wish to use.
To update your grub menu to include the new kernel
sudo update-grub
Reboot.
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It sounded like the song was stuttering so not a perfect solution.

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I have checked again. It was a mixture of a poor edit and the screen recorder taking liberties. If I play it now there is no stutter