Many users were facing some issues in adding repositories to Cydia after jailbreak iOS 4 on iPhone and iPod Touch with Sn0wbreeze and PwnageTool. Today i am going to share two ways to reinstall Cydia without jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch again. Both of these methods require a jailbroken iPhone / iPod Touch so that you may SSH into your iDevice using WinSCP on Windows and CyberDuck in Mac.
![Cydia Photo [How To] Install Cydia Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone / iPod Touch Again!](/wp-content/themes/Jaxov/images/none.jpg "Cydia iPhone iPod Touch")
Method 1:
- Make sure your iPhone / iPod Touch is connected to an active Wifi connection and a valid IP address is assigned to the device.
- First of all you need to SSH into your iDevice.
Click here for step-by-step guide to SHSH into your device using WinSCP on Windows. After a successfull connection is established, click on the Terminal icon in the WinSCP's toolbar to launch the Terminal.
Mac users need to open Terminal by navigating to Utilities->Terminal and then use the following command at terminal. On using the command below, you will be prompted to enter root password, just enter "alpine" and hit the enter key.
ssh root@(iPhones IP Address)
- Now use the following command to first remove the current installation of Cydia.
apt-get remove cydia
- Use the following command to reinstall Cydia.
apt-get install cydia
Method 2:
*Find download links at the end of post!
- *Download Cydia.deb.
- SSH into your iPhone / iPod Touch using *WinSCP (Windows) or *CyberDuck (Mac) and place the Cydia.deb in the ROOT directory.
- Type the following command to reinstall Cydia.
dpkg -i /cydia.deb
- Now respring your iDevice by using the command below and ur done!
killall -HUP SpringBoard
Download Cydia.deb
Download WinSCP for Windows
Download CyberDuck for Mac
So there you go. Go ahead and try it out. If you face any kind of difficulty in following the above procedures, please feel free to share your problems / feedback in comments below. Also check out our Jailbreaks Section for guides on how to jailbreak your iphone or iPod.
Contact Us for News Tips, Corrections and Feedback
By the way my IPod 2G version 4.2.1. Tnx guys!!!
What would I do,? My cydia application is deleted? What are the steps to recover the cydia application? I hope you help me recover the application. Tnx a lot!!!
The easiest way would be to:
Download and open the latest version of redsn0w, click “Jailbreak”, make sure that “Install Cydia” is the only checkbox checked, and let that process complete.
Hope this helps!!
Really Ben Johnson?, how can you say this when in fact the iphone has to be JB’d to get terminal install! What a bunch of bull! this is…
I have iPod Touch 5th GENERATION
I have a iPod that cannot be jailbroken and I really need it my iPod version is 4.2.1 and I try to use green poison and redsnow but it still ant working please could you tell the person who made this make anthor way to jailbreak it and hurry!
How can Install free cydia please tell me
Hi, jailbreaking is free as long as your device and firmware is supported. Cydia will be available automatically after you jailbreak.
Is there anyway to reinstall from the phone itself?
where can you cydia download in AppStore ios6.1.2?
I was able to download Cydia and reinstall Cydia without jailbreaking by following the steps in http://jailbreakhome.com
I was able to download Cydia and reinstall Cydia without jailbreaking by following the steps in ???.?????????????.???
To would work on I phone for shore
can i do this if i didn’t have cydia before?
Safari Won’t let me download cydia
Hi, download the Cydia.deb into your computer and use an SSH utility like WinSCP and Cyberduck (MAC) to SSH the file into your device. You can’t download this file via Safari, I think. Hope this helps!
I don’t understand u
Whenever I type apt-get update / apt get install cydia it says unable to read there is no such file or directory unable to determine location to save. I KNOW THIS IS KINDA LATE BUT PLEASE PLEASE HELP !!!!!!
One solution we’ve found is to run quickpwn and select only Cydia.
Safari can’t download this file it says when I try to jailbreak the processes starts and end and than in the screen apple sits like that and the phone won’t turn on ! What should I do everything it’s stucked ! Help !
how can i download the cydia, if my safari can’t access it :(
My iphone 3gs has already jailbroken. But the cydia installer icon is removed by somehow. Now how can I get the cydia installer again in my iphone ?
go to sbsting
tlick more
2nd tlick hide icons
3rd put cydia on ore all of your apps
look at my videos on youtube bennymoya10
i cant do this , i get this error :
(Reading database … 3306 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace cydia 1.1.3 (using /cydia.deb) …
Unpacking replacement cydia …
Replaced by files in installed package cydia-lproj …
dpkg: error processing /cydia.deb (–install):
unable to create `./Applications/Cydia.app/changes.png’: No such file or directory
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe: 13)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/cydia.deb
well the system works.. just do some work and search for cydia.deb…. thank you your a life saver
I’m an iPhone 4s user. How do you install (not re-install) cydia on my iPhone?
you cydia.deb links do not work. why not try posting new links. thanks
apt-getremovecydia: command not found
what to do?
Hi,
What firmware version are you on?
okay, so i’ve download cydia.deb and winscp, (windows 7 home premium), but i’m having difficulties of where to put the cydia.deb file. I mean, where is the ROOT directory? Please be more specific. And, when i’ve placed the deb file in the root folder what i think it is where to put, and when i commanded that thing, it says an error occurred. Please help!!!
You need to have been jailbroken already to follow this guide. This guide only tells you how to reinstall the deb on an already jailbroken device.
So do you know how to update iPhone 3GS 16GB to IOS 5?
Yep. By using Sn0wbreeze v2.8b8. Read this http://bit.ly/qWieKu.
Hi…
Its not correct title, should be “INSTALL CYDIA WITH SSH” only.
Because to install Cydia with SSH required Device jailbroken.
That’s why the title has the word Again. I believe its understood. :D
nothing is working for me…i have tried everything everybody else has said…first cydia disappeared…i fixed that and have it back, but it will not open…flashes and closes when I try to open it…when I follow above instructions, this is what i get…
apt-get remove cydia
sh: apt-get: command not found
please help-this is so frustrating!
What is “SSH”? And how to SSH into iPhone?
SSH = Secure SHell. Its a way of securely accessing data / executing commands on other devices / locations via its encrypted protocol. You need to be jailbroken first before you can SSH into your device. After that, use any 3rd party tool like iFunBox to gain access to it as its a much more easier & simpler than SSH itself.
hi i cannot log in to winscp or ifunbox. it doesnt work. what will i do? pls help. tnx!
Make sure that your jailbroken first. You need to have been jailbroken already.
Network error: Connection refused
this showed up as i tried to login using the WinSCP program
please help
Use a 3rd party s/w like iFunBox instead. That is much faster & more reliable.
it says u dont have to jailbreak. You need to get ssh in your iphone and you need to jailbreak 4 that! NUR!
The topic says without jailbreaking your iPhone/iPT again. It means, to start with, you should already have been jailbroken once.
Does this work if i jailbroke my itouch 2g and took off cydia?
do i follow the same steps?
Yep, it definitely will work and yes you’ll need to follow the same steps.
I really want cydia for my ipot
This post is for those who have already jailbroken their iDevices but now wishes to delete Cydia itself. If you want Cydia, then make sure that you have jailbroken your iDevice.
Anyway I need to SHH to iDevice right?
But the guide says I need Cydia to OpenSHH. But, Cydia is what I want to install! I don’t have it on my iDevice!
Confused!
Read the topic buddy it says “Install Cydia Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone / iPod Touch Again“.
How can I fix my cydia if this pops on the screen when i open My cydia Error database malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/source.list.d/cydia.list (dist parse) i tried winscp but the cydia app didnt apear on the apps i need help so plz help me
This guide solves all Cydia errors http://bit.ly/hTK3v8
How can I install cydia on my iPod my version is 6.1.2.
Hello ~~ Need Help ~~ I removed Cydia due to remove package (Cydia Installer) in Cydia Package, afterward the Cydia icon was gone ~
Is there any mothod to re-install back ??
I haven’t installed OPENSSH from cydia before, so cannot connect my iPhone by
WinSCP in computer.
i downloaded pTerm , SSH Terminal and TouchTerm apps from Installous, how can I work on those ?
I already downloaded cydia.deb ….. how can I work on it too ?
Thx for advices ~~
Use this tutorial to install Cydia DEB without SSH.
/$ dpkg -i /cydia.deb
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
i get that what should i do?
First type command login and then it should pop up login. Type root as your username and alpine as your password. Once done, use dpkg -i /cydia.deb command.
I am sorry but i am lil. dumb in this thing . What is SSH and how does it works ?? how can i do it ? i have windows 7 and iphone browser . would it work on it ?
iPhoneBrowser or iPhoneExplorer do not give you Terminal access. Use WinSCP to SSH into your iDevice by following instructions here.
Hi Mate ! my problem is that i unlocked my iphone 3gs 4.2.1 and by mistake i deleted cydia. Is there anyway i can get it back ? Please let me know as soon as possible .
Cheers !
I suppose the above article answers your question. Install Cydia through SSH.
Thank you, however, I already solved the issue it by restoring to a normal 4.2.1, and jailbreaking with greenpois0n. Everything is now working as expected, but your response is much appreciated.
Cheers
Wolverine, could you elaborate a little more on how to use iPhone Explorer? Since I can’t open Cydia, I cannot install openssh through it. I tried from the PwnageTool package selector, but apparently it didn’t work well, as when I attempt a connection, it’s closed by the iPhone (terminal: “Connection closed by remote host”, Cyberduck: “I/O Error: Connection failed, Premature connection close”)
Is there a way to reinstall cydia using only iPhone Explorer or the likes?
(FYI, I’m on an Iphone 3GS, 4.2.1, jb with pwnagetool). If there is another way to solve this problem, can anyone suggest?
Cheers
Download Cydia.deb from here and place it in any folder using iPhone Explorer. Download any free terminal app from App Store and navigate to the directory where you have placed Cydia.deb. After that use the following commands:
i tried to shh with winscp for windows i am unable to get a connection. does it take long to connect
Always try iPhone Explorer first to get rid of such errors.
error processing cydia.deb (–install)
conflicting packages – not installing cydia
errors were encountered while processing:
/cydia.deb
to make matters worse I installed the pdf patch and I don’t know how to uninstall it manually so I can re-jailbreak using jailbreakme
the thing is i dont have wifi, it says “no-wifi” and i have cloader but no connection to get cydia, so what im trying to do is download the ipa and put it on through itunes ?:( help meeeee!!!!!!!! 8====D haha
Download Cydia 1.1.1 from here http://bit.ly/fpTem5 and install Cydia 1.1.1 DEB by using this guide http://bit.ly/dVYmJF without Wifi/SSH?