Re: [PLUG] Bluetooth mouse without USB Dongle

[Charlie Li <ml+PLUG@vishwin.info>]

On 06/01/2018 07:02, Joe Rosato wrote:
> The laptop has only two usb ports. Dont want to use up a port with a USB
> dongle. I'm looking at bluetooth mice online, without dongle, but have
> never owned one. 
> 
The mice with the dongles usually don't use bluetooth, but rather an RF
protocol specific to the mouse and dongle. Most actual bluetooth mice
may not ship with a bluetooth dongle as it is assumed your machine will
have its own bluetooth card. Make sure yours has such a card if you
don't want to unnecessarily occupy a USB port.

The setup process in Linux should be similar to any other bluetooth
device, at least when configuring under bluetoothctl.

Alternatively, you could get yourself a passive USB hub, which has the
benefit of providing more usable USB ports.

-- 
Charlie "hypercall" Li

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