How To Install ifuse on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifuse on Debian 11.
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 11. 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 11
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 11, 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 11 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 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.