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.
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I totally understand. However, I stumbled upon this repository https://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?
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.
I use this on my raspberry and it works in terms of backups. I haven‘t tried to restore it though. Hope this works too… :D
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.
Iphone can do wireless backup if both the iphone and pc are connected to the same network.
There is libimobiledevice for interavting with ios devices, you might want to check it out
Good to know.
I’m so excited to go home and try it.
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
Interesting
I will give it a shot
without a dedicated GPU it will be unbearably slow
I’ll set it once and thats it. It’ll automatically backup.
There's the windows version. Run it through WINE or something
Would wine work for detecting the iPhone and allowing the data sync? I feel like it’s a big ask
I would test it but the only Apple stuff I have is a MacBook.
Ill test it and update this post later.
I see. I found a wine docker container but it seems to be abandoned.
Is there more efficient way other than Debain -> wine (on a vm) -> iTunes?
Unless there is something that can do it that runs on Linux. As far as I know, there's only iTunes for MacOS and Windows.
I was thinking of something like this:
What if we can run a lightweight wine version tailor made to be compatible with iTunes on a container?
Not iTunes, but you can use libimobiledevice to backup an Apple device on Linux https://docs.mvt.re/en/latest/ios/backup/libimobiledevice/