What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#1

Post by anonandwhistle » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 3:24 PM UTC

I just realized I need to use bigger storage of icloud for backups if I move to fully linux, Which costs yearly forever.. Because I cant backup via itunes in Linux and I dont trust any other software for encrypting the iphone locally.

What are costs you can share that costs because some software is not supported?

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#2

Post by grgergo » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 4:28 PM UTC

libimobiledevice[1]'s idevicebackup2 can backup iDevices the same way iTunes does.

[1]⋮ https://libimobiledevice.org/

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#3

Post by anonandwhistle » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC

grgergo wrote: post #2

libimobiledevice[1]'s idevicebackup2 can backup iDevices the same way iTunes does. [1]⋮ https://libimobiledevice.org/

Yes there are options but no way I can trust this with my phone data. :) I guess oone option would be cut the network, then backup.After that I nuke the linux? and restore from backup each time.

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#4

Post by grgergo » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 5:16 PM UTC

anonandwhistle wrote: post #3

grgergo wrote: post #2

libimobiledevice[1]'s idevicebackup2 can backup iDevices the same way iTunes does. [1]⋮ https://libimobiledevice.org/

Yes there are options but no way I can trust this with my phone data. :) I guess oone option would be cut the network, then backup.After that I nuke the linux? and restore from backup each time.

It's encrypted/decrypted on the phone if you enable encryption (like iTunes).

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#5

Post by ecedeno » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 6:12 PM UTC

anonandwhistle wrote: post #3

grgergo wrote: post #2

libimobiledevice[1]'s idevicebackup2 can backup iDevices the same way iTunes does. [1]⋮ https://libimobiledevice.org/

Yes there are options but no way I can trust this with my phone data. :) I guess oone option would be cut the network, then backup.After that I nuke the linux? and restore from backup each time.

If this is a concern, you could use a VM without network access to make the backup

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#6

Post by mitchellpkt » Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

Graphics drivers roulette

Will this update get me over 30 fps, or break my ability to boot into a GUI?

There's only one way to find out ;)

Re: What are unrelated cost of switching to Linux you know?

#7

Post by eclectric » Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 1:21 AM UTC

For me, it is wanting to implement something myself takes time not because the said thing is complicated but because of the inertia. I have been sitting on a 3-2-1 sync + backup solution for months now.

I do have hope that this delay goes down as I keep implementing things.