This is not possible. There is no Linux version of iTunes, and the Windows version does not work properly under Wine. There are far better media players for Linux, and other tools for syncing your iPod.
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itunes download.go to apple.com, ipod+itunes,download and then it will practically do the job alone. It's NOT that simple! I've reinstalled three times and it's still not right. No help, apparent.
Here is a link (see Sources and Related Links, below) to a website that was designed specifically to help people install and / or uninstall iTunes properly. It can keep you from going completely nuts...
If you download the latest 32 bit ubuntu desktop ISO and burn that to a CD, it has a really good interface for installing. It's a pretty good starting Linux Distro.
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