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cow ,
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Not iTunes, but you can use libimobiledevice to backup an Apple device on Linux docs.mvt.re/en/latest/ios/…/libimobiledevice/

Krafting ,
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There is libimobiledevice for interavting with ios devices, you might want to check it out

deleted OP ,

Good to know.

I’m so excited to go home and try it.

melchiorbv , (edited )

I think you can do this by mounting a macos VM: link

New macOS versions do not require iTunes and you can back up directly through the finder window. Your backup will be located there: /Users/{USERNAME}/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

deleted OP ,

Interesting

I will give it a shot

Moonrise2473 ,

without a dedicated GPU it will be unbearably slow

deleted OP ,

I’ll set it once and thats it. It’ll automatically backup.

fireshaper ,
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I don’t think it’s possible. iTunes requires a full OS install, so you’ll have to just run it on a VM. And Apple has things locked down so much that the only way to do full iPhone/iPad backups is through iTunes.

deleted OP ,

I totally understand. However, I stumbled upon this repository github.com/shield007/wine-itunes-docker

But last commit was 9y so 100% abandoned.

Then I asked myself what if we can run on a container a lightweight wine version tailor made to be compatible with iTunes?

scroll_responsibly ,
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iTunes requires usb drivers to sync with an iPhone. Wine does not support windows usb drivers so even if you get iTunes to work in wine, connecting to the iPhone with it won’t work. You might be able to use libimobiledevice to do a backup.

schmurian , (edited )
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I use libimobildevice on my raspberry and it works in terms of backups. I haven‘t tried to restore it though. Hope this works too… :D

deleted OP ,

Could you please elaborate more about your setup?

Like what software you used with raspberry pi to backup your data.

I have no problem using windows to restore though.

deleted OP ,

Iphone can do wireless backup if both the iphone and pc are connected to the same network.

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