How To Install libimobiledevice6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice6 on Debian 9.
What is libimobiledevice6
libimobiledevice6 is:
libimobiledevice is a library that talks the native Apple USB protocols that the iPhone and iPod Touch use. Unlike other projects, libimobiledevice does not depend on using any existing libraries from Apple.
There are three methods to install libimobiledevice6 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 libimobiledevice6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimobiledevice6
Install libimobiledevice6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimobiledevice6
Install libimobiledevice6 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 libimobiledevice6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimobiledevice6
How To Uninstall libimobiledevice6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libimobiledevice6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimobiledevice6
Uninstall libimobiledevice6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimobiledevice6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimobiledevice6
Remove libimobiledevice6 Configurations and Data
To remove libimobiledevice6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimobiledevice6
Remove libimobiledevice6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimobiledevice6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimobiledevice6
Dependencies
libimobiledevice6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
