How To Install libimobiledevice-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-dev on Debian 9. libimobiledevice-dev is Library for communicating with iPhone and iPod Touch devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-dev on Debian 9.

What is libimobiledevice-dev

libimobiledevice-dev 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 development files.

There are three methods to install libimobiledevice-dev 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 libimobiledevice-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libimobiledevice-dev

Install libimobiledevice-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libimobiledevice-dev

Install libimobiledevice-dev 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 libimobiledevice-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimobiledevice-dev

How To Uninstall libimobiledevice-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libimobiledevice-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimobiledevice-dev

Uninstall libimobiledevice-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimobiledevice-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimobiledevice-dev

Remove libimobiledevice-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libimobiledevice-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimobiledevice-dev

Remove libimobiledevice-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimobiledevice-dev

Dependencies

libimobiledevice-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.