How do I install libimobiledevice?

Question

I have Precise and i want to get my iphone working with Rhythmbox, i have the latest package, but dont know how to install, the installer instructions look like gibberish to me.

Answer 1

I have not added the pmcenery/ppa to my software sources and I have libimobiledevice available in the Software Centre.

Simply open the Software Centre and type libimobiledevice in the search box, you should see a result like the following;

Select it for installation and once complete you should get the following;

You should note that the version in the software centre is 1.1.1-4 and according to the developers website it is the development release.

Launchpad has packages for all versions of Ubuntu from Oneiric to Quantal

Answer 2

Do this in terminal
1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmcenery/ppa
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice

If it says Package not found(it will most probably then):

1. sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
2. Replace
   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmcenery/ppa/ubuntu precise main
   and
   deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmcenery/ppa/ubuntu precise main
   by
   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmcenery/ppa/ubuntu maverick main
   and
   deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/pmcenery/ppa/ubuntu maverick main.
3. Save the file.
4. sudo apt-get update
5. sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice

If that does not work manaully download the ppa files for maverick(links below)(these are packages for 32 bit)
Libgpod-common
Libgpod4
Libimobiledevice1
Libplist1
libusbmuxd1
usbmuxd

Answer 3

Just type in the Terminal (Invoke it by pressing Cltr + Alt + T) this:

sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice2

From what I know, the package is already included in the default repositories.