Bluetooth Blues in Kubuntu Gutsy

Got a replacement Bluetooth dongle from MSI only to find out that I can't send files from my Nokia phone to my Kubuntu Gutsy. Turns out that this bug has already been reported at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebluetooth/+bug/146145. So for those looking for a quick bluetooth fix, here's a little howto:

1) download kdebluetooth_1.0-beta8-0quickpackage_i386.deb from http://peppesbodega.nu/files/Packages

wget http://peppesbodega.nu/files/Packages/kdebluetooth_1.0-beta8-0quickpackage_i386.deb

2) cd to your download directory

3) Install it

dpkg -i kdebluetooth_1.0-beta8-0quickpackage_i386

Notes:
You have to uninstall kbluetooth and libkbluetooth prior to installing this package. Don't worry, this deb would installed it' patched packages.
If your system also uninstalls bluetooth, just reinstall it.

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