How To Install ifuse-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse-dbg on Debian 9. ifuse-dbg is FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices - debug package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse-dbg on Debian 9.

What is ifuse-dbg

ifuse-dbg is:

iFuse is a FUSE filesystem driver which uses libiphone to connect to iPhone and iPod Touch devices without needing to “jailbreak” them. iFuse uses the native Apple AFC protocol over a normal USB cable in order to access the device’s media files.

Although iFuse is now in a working state it is still under heavy development and should be considered experimental.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install ifuse-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ifuse-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ifuse-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ifuse-dbg

Install ifuse-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ifuse-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ifuse-dbg

Install ifuse-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ifuse-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifuse-dbg

How To Uninstall ifuse-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ifuse-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ifuse-dbg

Uninstall ifuse-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ifuse-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifuse-dbg

Remove ifuse-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove ifuse-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ifuse-dbg

Remove ifuse-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ifuse-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifuse-dbg

Dependencies

ifuse-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.