It would be a good idea to add the following to /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf as the text mode pin-helper works IMHO much better than the Gtk+ one. # PIN helper #pin_helper /usr/bin/bluepin; pin_helper /etc/bluetooth/pin-helper; Perhaps there should be a notice inside the file explaining that both can be used but that one is simple text while the other one requires Gtk+. My .02 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
This is already mentioned in pkg_postinst() of bluez-utils.