Itunes Linux Mint Download
Apple is not 'threatened' by Linux; it almost certainly just that the desktop version of Linux has too small a market share at this time for Apple to devote the hundreds of programming hours it would take to port the entire iTunes 'ecosystem' (which goes far beyond the iTunes application itself) to Linux. You can install via windows emulator in linux like throug wine 1. Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), and run apt-get install wine. Get iTunes for Windows at Apple 3.
Well, if you have been scouting for some of the best iTunes alternatives, then this article might help you. So in no particular order, these are the best iTunes alternatives that are worth checking out. ALSO READ: How to Download and Install iTunes for Windows 10, 8, 7. Install iTunes on using PlayonLinux on Ubuntu/Linux Mint By Umair → Sunday, March 18, 2012 In ubuntu or other linux distributions iTunes still not available.
Okay folks, I'm essentially looking at installing Linux Mint on my Mum's Dell Inspiron Mini 10, currently running Windows XP. I informed her that I was going to install Linux Mint on it, to provide a more up to date OS on it, and also get rid of the 'slowdown' she mentioned on the device. I spoke to her about her needs (basic web browsing, YouTube and some light to medium office work), as well as perhaps a couple of other non-specific general computing things that sounded like Linux Mint would be fine for, especially as she was coming over from Windows XP.
All seemed to be fine, but then she mentions that she has a lot of stuff on an iTunes account, and she likes using her iPad (1st gen) and iPod Shuffle. I did some light research and it seems that it's possible for the iPad and iPod to be synced via another program or library, which I can install (though I admit to needing more research to see what exactly is involved), but my concern is I'm not sure about how I'd be able to allow her to download her iTunes purchases to Linux Mint. Maybe it's blindingly obvious, but I thought I'd tap you guys' collective wisdom to help me get started, as I'm hoping that someone has been in a similar situation to me (or knows someone who has).
I have told her that I don't think it's a good idea for her to be exclusively locked to a single provider that works on a limited amount of platforms for things (when it comes to computing anyway), mainly because it makes the process of being able to do certain things a bit more difficult, as for now, I'm of the opinion that iTunes needs Windows or Mac OS to run, which causes complications as I'm looking at moving her to Linux Mint, as Windows XP, whilst a good OS, is horribly outdated and unsupported now, as if 16 years after its release. the only other option I can think of is a more recent Windows version, but the issue is that I'm not sure what the driver situation is for that device, plus if I went to Windows 7 SP1, how long would it be before I need to replace the OS again? Windows 10 is an option, but again, the drivers.
In any case, my questions would be, based upon the above:
Is it worth it me putting Linux Mint on the netbook, or should I look into keeping a version of Windows on it?
and
If it is worth it putting Linux Mint on the netbook, how difficult is it for someone to access their iTunes library to download to it (if it's even possible), and has compatibility with Apple devices improved to make transfer easier?
I admit that there may be other considerations I haven't thought of as of yet, but this post is essentially a way for me to make sure I consider all possibilities, before proceeding with a more definitive source.
Thanks for reading this, and also your help with my answers.
| Trying to run iTunes with Wine, i faced various problems. Here is a working solution how to install iTunes on Debian-based systems (in my case Linux Mint 18.1) - with support for the iTunes Store. Warning: Syncing i-devices is still not possible. |
| When installing it with the playonlinux-'iTunes 12'-script, log in into the Store was not possible in my case. Wine showed the follwing error when trying to log in: SecurityContext failed with error 0x80090304 |
| 1. Install current Wine version (2.0.1) directly from the winehq repository |
| wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key |
| sudo apt-key add Release.key |
| sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main' |
| sudo apt-get update |
| sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable |
| wine --version |
| 2. Create a new 32 bit wineprefix (if you are doing this on a 64 bit system) and set windows version |
| WINEPREFIX=/home/user/.wine32 WINEARCH=win32 wine wineboot |
| WINEPREFIX=/home/user/.wine32 WINEARCH=win32 wine winecfg |
| Set Windows Version to Windows 7 or newer |
| 3. Download the newest winetricks |
| sudo apt-get remove winetricks |
| wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Winetricks/winetricks/master/src/winetricks |
| chmod +x winetricks |
| sudo mv -v winetricks /usr/local/bin |
| 4. Install gdiplus library using winetricks |
| WINEPREFIX=/home/user/.wine32 winetricks |
| Standard wineprefix > install Windows DLL > gdiplus > OK |
| 5. Download iTunes Version 12.1.3 - 32 bit and install it (version is important!) |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1614?locale=de_DE |
| cd /home/user/Downloads |
| WINEPREFIX=/home/user/.wine32 wine iTunesSetup.exe |
| Follow the setup, anwer the AutoRun Question with NO. |
| 6. Start it. It may crashes the first time, just start it again. Now you should be able to use iTunes and log in to the iTunes Store and download and play your purchased music and videos! |
| Start from command line: |
| cd /home/user/.wine32/drive_c/Program Files/iTunes/ |
| WINEPREFIX='/home/user/.wine32' wine iTunes.exe |
commented Jan 28, 2018
Thanks for the gist, I had a little trouble with this, but I managed to make it work from the info you gave. $ wget --no-proxy -c https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/F/0AFB5316-3062-494A-AB78-7FB0D4461357/windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe $ cp -p windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe ~/.cache/winetricks/win7sp1/windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe Once I did the cp -p of the downloaded file, I ran winetricks again and it found the downloaded file and did it's magic. I also downloaded the latest 32 bit iTunesSetup.exe -- Help -> About iTunes won't show the version, but it was 12.7.3.46 (downloaded 32 bit iTunes as at 20180129). 2FA wouldn't work, so I disabled that and then I could login to iTunes okay. Free midi files download. Thank you! |
commented Dec 2, 2018
This works for me, too. But as per @affinityv's reply, 2FA wouldn't work. But now turning 2FA off is not possible. Not sure if anyone has ran into a solution? |
commented Dec 29, 2018
Linux Mint Software Downloads
FYI, for those of us who just want apple music to work on linux Apple music released a development kit |