Connecting iPad and iPhones to Linux¶
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For iPhone and other iOS devices to be recognized on Ubuntu, you’ll need to install the libimobiledevice library first. This allows Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems to interact with these iOS devices.
sudo apt install usbmuxd libimobiledevice6 libimobiledevice-utils
libimobiledevice has installed, try to connect your iPhone. It should connect and should show your iOS file system. You might not see all the folders though. If that is the case, then you need to install ifuse
sudo apt install ifuse
You can install the above-mentioned libraries in any Linux distros using their Package Manager.
If your iPhone file system doesn’t mount automatically when connected, you may need to pair your iPhone. Open a terminal and type:
idevicepair pair
If you want multiple connections between your iPhone and your Ubuntu installation. After pairing run the following code in your Terminal
usbmuxd -f -v