How To Install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8.
What is libusbmuxd
libusbmuxd is the client library used for communicating with Apple’s iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV devices. It allows multiple services on the device to be accessed simultaneously. libusbmuxd 1.0.10 9.el8 x86_64 35 k libusbmuxd-1.0.10-9.el8.src.rpm appstream Client library USB multiplex daemon for Apple’s iOS devices http LGPLv2+ libusbmuxd is the client library used for communicating with Apple’s iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV devices. It allows multiple services on the device to be accessed simultaneously.
We can use yum or dnf to install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libusbmuxd.
Install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libusbmuxd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libusbmuxd
Install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libusbmuxd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libusbmuxd
How To Uninstall libusbmuxd on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libusbmuxd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libusbmuxd
libusbmuxd Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/adaabf11ea32280c6dd6bc5c822296fffc6173
/usr/lib64/libusbmuxd.so.4
/usr/lib64/libusbmuxd.so.4.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd/README
/usr/share/licenses/libusbmuxd
/usr/share/licenses/libusbmuxd/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/3942f8813152c207b7129d9be1eac9810c79c2
/usr/lib/libusbmuxd.so.4
/usr/lib/libusbmuxd.so.4.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libusbmuxd/README
/usr/share/licenses/libusbmuxd
/usr/share/licenses/libusbmuxd/COPYING
References
- [libusbmuxd website](http://www.libimobiledevice.org/ http://www.libimobiledevice.org/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
