Mounting and Ejecting Your iPod or iPhone

Working with your iPod or iPhone is an extremely simple process. Basically, just plug it in via a USB connector, and Ubuntu will mount the device so you can access it. An icon for your device will then appear on the desktop (Figure 15-1) and in the left pane of any Nautilus window you happen to have open. Two of those what-do-you-want-me-to-do-with-this-stuff type of windows that appear when you insert a music CD or DVD into your drive or connect a digital camera to your machine via USB cable—one for the music and podcasts on your device and one for the photos (also shown in Figure 15-1)—will also appear, usually one directly above the other. By default, Ubuntu will point you to Rhythmbox for music-handling ...

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