How to connect your iPhone/iPod Touch (using USB) with Ubuntu Linux February 15, 2010
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If you want to connect your iPhone / iPod Touch with Ubuntu is the easiest way is to use the program iFuse.
iFuse allows us to mount an iPhone or iPod Touch in Linux using the USB cable. We can see and edit the files just like regular USB disk drive. iFuse does not require “jailbreaking” or result in broken warranty and work without requiring additional software installed on your iPhone or iPod Touch (such as ‘ssh’).
iFuse is a FUSE filesystem driver which uses ‘libiphone’ that can connect to devices without damaging or jailbreak. original protocol iFuse Apple “AFC”, through the normal USB cable to connect with media files iPhone (or iPod Touch) on Linux.
Once the iPhone was mounted, we can copy files from and to any media file located in the chroot directory ‘/var/root/Media’. Includes photos and music files.
Install iFuse on Ubuntu
First edit file /etc/apt/sources.list file
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following lines
For Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 User
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
For Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 User
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
For Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 User
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
For Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 User
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Then save and close the file.
Now we install gpg key using following key :
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F0876AC9
Then update sources.list
sudo apt-get update
Then instal iFuse using following line:
sudo apt-get install ifuse
If completed then you can plug the iPhone / iPod Touch to your Ubuntu computer and will appear on the desktop.
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