How To Install ifuse on Debian 10

Learn how to install ifuse on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ifuse is FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse on Debian 10.

What is ifuse

ifuse 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.

There are three methods to install ifuse on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ifuse

Install ifuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifuse

Install ifuse 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifuse

How To Uninstall ifuse on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ifuse

Uninstall ifuse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ifuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifuse

Remove ifuse Configurations and Data

To remove ifuse configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ifuse

Remove ifuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifuse

Dependencies

ifuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.