How To Install libusbmuxd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 libusbmuxd-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libusbmuxd-tools
How To Uninstall libusbmuxd-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libusbmuxd-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
