How to connect ipone/iPod through USB in Ubuntu

If you want to connect ipone/iPod Touch in Ubuntu, the easiest way is to use ifuse Program . This program can access iPhone or iPod Touch through USB in Linux. You can browse and edit files, just like using other USB disk drives. Ifuse does not require you to install additional software on your phone.

Libiphone is a local apple USB protocol used under the iPhone. Unlike other software, libiphone does not need to rely on the Apple. dll or. So library. Ifuse uses libiphone to connect to a device's fuse file system driver, without other auxiliary software. Ifuse uses Apple's local AFC protocol so that normal USB interfaces in Linux can access multimedia files on the iPhone (or iPod Touch. Once the iPhone is connected, you can store your multimedia files in the/var/root/media directory.

Install ifuse in Ubuntu:

• Edit the/etc/APT/sources. list file first.

Sudo gedit/etc/APT/sources. List

• Add the following content to it:

Karmic User:

Deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
Deb-Src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

Jaunty User:

Deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
The Deb-Src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Interpid User:

Deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
The Deb-Src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

Hard User:

Deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu hard main
Deb-Src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonabeck/ppa/ubuntu hard main

• Save and exit.

• Run the following command to install the GPG key:

Sudo apt-key adv -- Recv-keys -- keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com f0876ac9

• Update the software source list:

Sudo apt-Get update

• Install ifuse:

Sudo apt-Get install ifuse