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Synchronization Software
Install a sycnhronization software on both your computer and iPad.
Connecting Using USB
Install libimobiledevice-utils and ifuse on your Linux computer.
sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils ifuse
And then run the following commands to pair your iPad.
idevicepair unpair
idevicepair pair
Using a File Server
Download a file manager app from the App Store with sharing functionality. For example:
- Filemanager App has wifi web server functionality
- FileBrowser App handles the samba protocol
VLC
If you just want to sharing video/audio between you computer and iPad, you can install the VLC app on you iPad. VLC supports sharing via wifi. Just type in the VLC web URL in your browser on your computer, you will be able to upload/download video/audio files to/from your iPad.
You can also stream media from your computer to iPad using VLC if you like.