How To Install libimobiledevice-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libimobiledevice-utils
libimobiledevice-utils 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 utilities and examples which use libimobiledevice.
There are three methods to install libimobiledevice-utils 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 libimobiledevice-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimobiledevice-utils
Install libimobiledevice-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libimobiledevice-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimobiledevice-utils
Install libimobiledevice-utils 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 libimobiledevice-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimobiledevice-utils
How To Uninstall libimobiledevice-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libimobiledevice-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimobiledevice-utils
Uninstall libimobiledevice-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimobiledevice-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimobiledevice-utils
Remove libimobiledevice-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libimobiledevice-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimobiledevice-utils
Remove libimobiledevice-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimobiledevice-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimobiledevice-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimobiledevice-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
