Luckily, this is simple. Just install three packages:

sudo apt install ipheth-utils libimobiledevice-dev libimobiledevice-utils

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Then turn on the "Personal Hotspot" in iPhone settings, connect it to your Ubuntu machine via USB and you should be up and running.