#649079 gnome-bluetooth: cant change device name

Package:
gnome-control-center
Source:
gnome-control-center
Description:
utilities to configure the GNOME desktop
Submitter:
Johan Kroeckel
Date:
2019-12-10 12:15:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#649079#5
Date:
2011-11-17 11:24:24 UTC
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I could not find a way to change devices name from "hostname-0" to something else.
#649079#10
Date:
2013-06-10 01:27:25 UTC
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Although there's no GUI to get that changed, you can set a variable named
PRETTY_HOSTNAME in /etc/machine-info (this file most likely won't exist) to set
the bluetooth device's name.

This file is part of a freedesktop tool named hostnamectl, I discovered it
while playing with Fedora 18. Didn't get a clue from Debian. Guess it hasn't
landed here yet.
#649079#15
Date:
2013-06-10 06:57:23 UTC
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reassign 649079 gnome-control-center
forwarded 649079 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575991
thanks

No need for that. gnome-bluetooth could set the adapter name through bluez's
dbus API.

Probably part of newer systemd than what is in Debian.

Emilio