Situatie
For owners of the iPhone and iPods, iTunes is the primary way to sync music, movies, and other data from their computers to their mobile devices. It’s also a great way to buy music or stream tens of millions of songs with Apple Music. And that’s great for users of the Mac OS and Windows, which both have versions of iTunes. But what about Linux? Is there iTunes for Linux?
The simplest answer is no. Apple doesn’t make a version of iTunes that can run natively on Linux. But that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to run iTunes on Linux. It just means that it’s a little harder.
Solutie
Your best bet for running iTunes on Linux is WINE, a program that adds a compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows programs on Linux. Here’s what you need to do:
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Install WINE. WINE is a free download available here.
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Once WINE is installed, check to see if your version of Linux needs any extras installed to support iTunes or its files. One common tool that is used in this situation is PlayOnLinux.
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With your environment configured correctly, next you’ll start installing iTunes. To do that, download a 32-bit Windows version of iTunes from Apple and install it. It will install in the same way as if you were installing it on Windows.
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If the initial installation doesn’t work properly, try an earlier version of iTunes. The only downside of this, of course, is that earlier versions may not have the latest features or support syncing with the latest iOS devices.
Either way, once you’ve completed the installation, you should be running iTunes on Linux.
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