petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoEnabling Bluetooth on Arch Linuxitsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down135
arrow-up1-19arrow-down1external-linkEnabling Bluetooth on Arch Linuxitsfoss.competsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·8 months agoMeanwhile, Linux Mint users have it on by default.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agomint and arch aren’t made for the same people. Not everyone wants it on by default
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months 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-up1·8 months agobecause arch is a minimal distro and some people see the processing power used for bt to be wasted
minus-squaresederx@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months 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.