How To Install usbmuxd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbmuxd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usbmuxd
usbmuxd 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 includes udev rules to start the daemon when a supported device is plugged in, and stop it when all devices are removed.
There are three methods to install usbmuxd 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 usbmuxd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usbmuxd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbmuxd
Install usbmuxd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbmuxd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbmuxd
Install usbmuxd 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 usbmuxd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbmuxd
How To Uninstall usbmuxd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usbmuxd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbmuxd
Uninstall usbmuxd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbmuxd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbmuxd
Remove usbmuxd Configurations and Data
To remove usbmuxd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbmuxd
Remove usbmuxd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbmuxd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbmuxd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbmuxd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
