How To Install python-imobiledevice on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imobiledevice on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-imobiledevice
python-imobiledevice 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.
This package contains the Python bindings
There are three methods to install python-imobiledevice on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-imobiledevice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-imobiledevice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-imobiledevice
Install python-imobiledevice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-imobiledevice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-imobiledevice
Install python-imobiledevice 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-imobiledevice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-imobiledevice
How To Uninstall python-imobiledevice on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-imobiledevice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-imobiledevice
Uninstall python-imobiledevice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-imobiledevice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-imobiledevice
Remove python-imobiledevice Configurations and Data
To remove python-imobiledevice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-imobiledevice
Remove python-imobiledevice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-imobiledevice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-imobiledevice
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imobiledevice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
