How To Install libusbmuxd-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-tools on Kali Linux. libusbmuxd-tools is USB multiplexor daemon for iPhone and iPod Touch devices - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libusbmuxd-tools

libusbmuxd-tools 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 iproxy tool that enables TCP access to iOS devices.

There are three methods to install libusbmuxd-tools on Kali Linux. 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libusbmuxd-tools

Install libusbmuxd-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libusbmuxd-tools

Install libusbmuxd-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libusbmuxd-tools

How To Uninstall libusbmuxd-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libusbmuxd-tools

Uninstall libusbmuxd-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libusbmuxd-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libusbmuxd-tools

Remove libusbmuxd-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libusbmuxd-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libusbmuxd-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

libusbmuxd-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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