iPhone Hacks · Hacks, Cracks, Mods, Homebrew, Utilities

Ah, sweet simplicity — an iPhone package manager! Although you still require some technical know-how to initially install the “Installer.app.” Once said and done, you’ll be able to easily install, update, and uninstall iPhone applications.

Installer.app is a UIKit based package manager for the iPhone. It works by downloading packages over WiFi (wireless networking). It supports installing, updating and uninstalling applications. To install, simply copy the Installer.app bundle to your /Applications folder on your iPhone and restart SpringBoard (or reboot your iPhone) — an Installer icon will appear. It is recommended that SCP is used for copying, such that executable permissions are preserved.

Mac users, I recommend you follow this guide for the initial setup. Once you have SSH working, the rest is a breeze. Windows users, you have the added benefit of automating your SSH install; see here.

If you copy all the compiled binaries [from this kit] to the iPhone’s respective directories, and Dropbear SSH is working prior, you’ll be able to use SCP afterwards.

Download: iPhone Installer.app (Beta)

- source: nullriver.com