{"id":44954,"date":"2023-12-21T11:14:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44954"},"modified":"2024-05-04T13:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T13:13:16","slug":"install-itunes-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/install-itunes-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install iTunes in Ubuntu 22.04 | 24.04 (Step by Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install iTunes in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.<\/p>\n

Windows app is easy to install in Ubuntu & other Linux, thanks to Wine<\/a>. However, it’s not so easy for beginners to install & setup Wine.<\/p>\n

So, here I’m going to show how to install iTunes using Bottles (a wine runner) to make things as easy as possible.<\/p>\n

NOTE that, iTunes running with wine does NOT detect iPhone<\/b>, at least not for me. But, it’s OK for syncing music via iCloud! For just transferring music files, VLC is a good alternative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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iTunes 12.8.0.150 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/p><\/div>\n

NOTE 1: This tutorial is tested and works in Ubuntu 22.04. Though, it should work in most other Linux!<\/b><\/p>\n

NOTE 2: In this tutorial I installed iTunes 12.8.0.150! Newer versions either crash frequently or run into blank window.<\/b><\/p>\n

Step 1: Install Bottles<\/h3>\n

As mentioned above, Bottles is a wine runner to make running Windows apps in Linux super easy. The only downside could be that it’s only available as Flatpak runs in sandbox.<\/p>\n

Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to enable Flatpak support:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n
Other Linux can follow official setup guide<\/a> to enable Flatpak support.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Then, install Bottles as Flatpak by running command:<\/p>\n
flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/com.usebottles.bottles.flatpakref<\/pre>\n
This command may have more than a thousand MB download due to run-time libraries. Don’t be worried about it. Installing Wine directly from its website will also has quite a few hundred MB files to download.<\/i><\/p>\n
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Step 2: Setup Permission for Bottles<\/h3>\n
Bottles is installed as Flatpak which runs in sandbox. By default, it has only file access to your user ‘Downloads<\/i>‘ folder.<\/p>\n
If you want to make apps, that are installed through Bottles, visible in start menu and\/or dock, and access music files in other folders (such as ‘Music’ folder), then you have manually grant permissions.<\/p>\n
Option 1: Use command to grant file access permission:<\/h4>\n
To allow Bottles to add apps into start menu, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n
flatpak override com.usebottles.bottles --user --filesystem=xdg-data\/applications<\/pre>\n
To allow Bottles (iTunes) to access your user Music folder, use command:<\/p>\n
flatpak override com.usebottles.bottles --user --filesystem=xdg-music<\/pre>\n
Option 2: Use Flatseal, graphical tool.<\/h4>\n
Flatseal is a popular graphical tool to manage permissions for Flatpak applications.<\/p>\n
First, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install Flatpseal:<\/p>\n
flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal.flatpakref<\/pre>\n
After installed the tool, launch it. Choose “Bottles” from left, and click add “Filesystem -> Other files” permission for:<\/p>\n