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Konrad Gondek edited this page Sep 25, 2016 · 1 revision

A2DP Protocol implementations

For Linux the protocol is implemented with Bluez (free software under GNU General Public License (GPL))
Linux supports the standard Bluetooth via BlueZ in connection with ALSA or PulseAudio
- ALSA:
  - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
- PulseAudio
  - a network-capable sound server
Using Bluetooth on Linux via command line tools and tests (such as hcitool, dfutool, sdptool)

for Raspbian:
- http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Bluetooth_LE
- other tutorials:
  - Bluetooth audio streaming to bluetooth headset / headphone
for Arch Linux:
- using bluez gnome for streaming via A2DP from Arch Linux