How To Install libusbmuxd-dev on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-dev on Debian 11.

What is libusbmuxd-dev

libusbmuxd-dev is:

usbmuxd, the USB multiplexor daemon, is in charge of coordinating access to iPhone and iPod Touch services over USB. Synchronization and management applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch need this daemon to communicate with such devices concurrently.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libusbmuxd-dev 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 libusbmuxd-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 libusbmuxd-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libusbmuxd-dev

Install libusbmuxd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusbmuxd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libusbmuxd-dev

How To Uninstall libusbmuxd-dev on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove libusbmuxd-dev

Uninstall libusbmuxd-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libusbmuxd-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbmuxd-dev

Remove libusbmuxd-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libusbmuxd-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libusbmuxd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libusbmuxd-dev have the following dependencies:

• libplist-dev
• libusbmuxd6

References

• libusbmuxd-dev website
• libusbmuxd-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.