Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: libimobiledevice (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721398
Title:
Missing "idevicerestore" & "libirecovery" from libimobiledevice-utils
package
Status in libimobiledevice package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Currently all of the other important utilities are included for
installation on Ubuntu. However currently though a Ubuntu Linux user,
is unable to perform an iOS device restore. In order to do so
currently the user needs to have some way of running an up to date
iTunes software with a usb connection to the iPhone, iPad or iPod
Touch.
Which is quite a hassle to go through in order to completely reload
the device's iOS software. It would be much better if a binary
compiled version of the software (idevicerestore and libirecovery)
could be included in the utilities package.
It would allow the Ubuntu user to be able to quickly and easily
perform software update or device restore functions. Without the need
for a virtual machine running a compatible version of Windows and
iTunes etc. While also saving them from having to run Wine, its
dependencies, iTunes and its own software requirements.
All the would need is what is required to install idevicerestore and
run its actions (the appropriate iOS release download image file).
The code for idevice restore is available here
(https://cgit.sukimashita.com/idevicerestore.git/) and the library
from here (https://cgit.sukimashita.com/libirecovery.git/).
Running Ubuntu 16.04.3
libimobiledevice-utils 1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2 installed
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