WSL: document alternate setup (#239)

Adds documentation on working around USBIPD issues, ref
https://github.com/xtool-org/xtool/issues/19#issuecomment-2898986718
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Kabir Oberai
2026-08-23 19:24:46 -04:00
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@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ If you're on Windows, you can use xtool via [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https:
Once you install WSL, you'll also need to set up USB passthrough. See Microsoft's instructions on [installing USBIPD](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/connect-usb). Make sure you're able to bind your iOS device to WSL via USB.
> Note:
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> If you encounter `Error: AFCClient.Error.muxError`, follow the steps described in [this issue comment](https://github.com/xtool-org/xtool/issues/19#issuecomment-2898986718) from user rena2019.
>
> This relays the device connection from iTunes on Windows, instead of relying on USBIPD.
### Swift
Install the Swift 6.3 toolchain for your Linux distribution from <https://swift.org/install/linux>.