How to Install and Uninstall idevicerestore Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "idevicerestore" package

This tutorial shows how to install idevicerestore on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                idevicerestore
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "idevicerestore" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall idevicerestore on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                idevicerestore
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the idevicerestore package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: idevicerestore
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.0-3build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: gtkpod Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 238
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libimobiledevice6 (>= 1.3.0), libirecovery-1.0-3 (>= 1.0.0), libplist3 (>= 2.2.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libzip4 (>= 0.10), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/i/idevicerestore/idevicerestore_1.0.0-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 82176
MD5sum: 8a41acd028924caaaff16ca457f5831d
SHA1: 777f93a93b657d6c80bf5944495b549952d1603d
SHA256: b6a181ae50902e5922d863c97f61509d1cf699f04413fc020e96a407c55a177e
SHA512: 390e408981647567d1f0787784c236ce45ec2e4a0362a26188508655240b301a7f522723c1d4b4cde27c543fcb7b90aba36447d7ad26796c575fba63f1970e11
Homepage: https://www.libimobiledevice.org/
Description-en: command-line application to restore firmware files to iOS devices
The idevicerestore application is a full reimplementation of all granular
steps which are performed during the restore of a firmware to a device.
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In general, upgrades and downgrades are possible, however subject to
availability of SHSH blobs from Apple for signing the firmare files.
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Some key features are:
- Restore: Update firmware on iOS devices
- Firmware: Use official IPSW firmware archive file or a directory as source
- Update: Allows updating the device by default or erasing all data
- Download: On demand download of latest available firmware for a device
- Cache: Downloaded firmware files are cached locally
- Custom Firmware: Restore custom firmware files (requires bootrom exploit)
- Baseband: Allows one to skip NOR/Baseband upgrade
- SHSH: Fetch TSS records and save them as ".shsh" files
- DFU: Put devices in pwned DFU mode (limera1n devices only)
- AP Ticket: Use custom AP ticket from a file
Description-md5: 3b5cf3262f1ea580f73065540103fe0e