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title: Install usbmuxd-daemon on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of usbmuxd-daemon for on elementary OS - A socket
  daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/usbmuxd-daemon/elementary
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# Install usbmuxd-daemon on **elementary OS**

# usbmuxd-daemon

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/usbmuxd-daemon/elementary#install)

#### A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices

usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of
multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. To users, it means
you can sync your music, contacts, photos, etc. over USB. To developers, it
means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on the device. usbmuxd
is not used for tethering data transfer which uses a dedicated USB interface as
a virtual network device. Multiple connections to different TCP ports can happen
in parallel. The higher-level layers are handled by libimobiledevice.

### Package name

* usbmuxd-daemon

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 25 February 2019 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install usbmuxd-daemon

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install usbmuxd-daemon

To install usbmuxd-daemon, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install usbmuxd-daemon --edge
```

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