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How To Install DEB, IPA Files on iPhone without SSH Access?

Author: Ben Johnson on August 25, 2010

If you don't have a Wifi router in your home, you can still install .DEB and .IPA apps on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad without the using any SSH client like WinSCP or Cyberduck. All you need is a jailbroken iPhone and DiskAid installed on your computer. DiskAid is available for both Windows and Mac users. Follow these step-by-step guides to install .DEB and .IPA on your iDevice without SSH access.

Steps to Install .DEB and .IPA Files on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad

  1. Download DiskAid for PC or Mac from here (14 days FREE trial)
  2. Install DiskAid on your computer.
  3. Make sure you have jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. If you haven't jailbreaked your device yet, you can jailbreak it with JailbreakMe.
  4. Once jailbreaked, open Cydia on your jailbroken device and install afc2add. There is no need to add any additional repository, just search and install afc2add application. It will allow DiskAid to access the root of your device, hence allowing you to copy or replace firmware files.

    5. Afc2add Cydia

  5. Reboot your device after installing "afc2add"
  6. Search for "MobileTerminal" and install it.

    7. MobileTerminal

  7. For installing .IPA files, you will need to install "Installous" too. Click here for step-by-step instructions to install "Installous".

    8. Installous Cydia

  8. Connect your device to your PC or Mac and start DiskAid.
  9. You will notice that as soon as you will plug your device to your computer, DiskAid will detect your device.
  10. To install .IPA files, navigate to /var/mobile/Documents/Installous/Downloads and drag the IPA file to this directory.

    11. DiskAid IPA Installous

  11. Launch "Installous" app on your device and see the Downloads section to install the IPA app.

    12. Installous

  12. To install .DEB file, place it in the tmp folder and launch the MobileTerminal app to run the following command

    13. su

    alpine

    dpkg -i /tmp/myapp.deb

    DiskAid DEB Tmp Folder
    OR

  13. Copy the .DEB file in the location below and reboot your device to install it.

    14. /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall

    OR

  14. Download iFile from Cydia and navigate to tmp directory through iFile to install the DEB.

Thats it! If you face any difficulty in following the above procedure, please do mention it in comments.



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  • Matthew

    Okay. I'm sooo confused!! There are tons of guides, but I don't know which guide and forum that could help me with my problem.

    My Problem: I can't install appsync 4.0+ from Cydia.
    It gives me this error: “trying to overwrite ‘usr/bin/patchsync’, which is also in package AppSync”

    “Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"

    I can install Installous, but there is no point. Everytime I download an App From Installous, it says, "Invalid IPA" Download Failed.

    Summary: All I want to know is, How to download appsync Manually by SSH from Computer. Please provide a Guide that can help me solve this problem. :)

    • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

      You don't need to install AppSync seperately Mathew. While installing Installous itself, AppSync comes up as a dependency install and so it gets installed as well. AppSync is already on your iPhone. :)

      • Matthew

        But when apps finish downloading, then attempt to install, the installation of the app I downloaded from Installous fails, because of the invalid IPA. What source should I get Installous from??

        • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

          Matthew, follow this guide http://bit.ly/jzdNdd to see if your able to recover from the Invalid IPA error.

  • Matthew

    After I tapped install, then Confirm in Cydia, it failed to install. It gave me an error saying:

    “trying to overwrite ‘usr/bin/patchsync’, which is also in package AppSync”

    “Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)”

    I did not work for me yet. :(

    • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

      does it happen only for a single specific DEB or for every DEB file you try to install ?

  • Jaz_iphone

    I hv a iphone 3g 4.2.1 with 06.15.00 bb, its wifi hv some problem connecting to my network every time it says wrong password, i tried installing ultrasn0w with diskaid on my mac by pasting the .deb file on var/root/media/Cydia/AutoInstall and restarted twice but its no use, plz tell me wht to do????????

    • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

      Jaz-iphone, Ultrasn0w has nothing to do with the Wi-Fi settings of your home network. So, you don't need to do any install/uninstalls on the iPhone as a matter of fact. All you need to do is to ensure your entering the right password for your Wi-Fi network. Try connecting other devices as well to see if the problem still persists. :)

  • andrea

    i tried but they dont get apply in my itouch those apps comes in my itunes but dont get synced in itouch those apps from installous r full version they donnt get synced but the lite versions from installous get synced in my itouch ....wat should i do please help me!!!

    • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

      Andrea, do you mean that your not able to sync the apps installed via Installous onto iTunes? What are these Lite versions?

      • andrea

        now i m going to tell u in detail
        i have iphone 2g i installed installous on it. then i started downloading all the paid applications like eg "prince of pershiya" and other games on my iphone. then i synced my iphone to itunes and i installed all the applications downloaded from installous to itunes it got copied to itunes. the problem is now that, i have an itouch when i attach my itouch to laptop i mean to itunes the apps which i had downloaded from itunes get synced but the apps which i have downloaded from installous dont get synced in my itouch and i can see those apps in itunes....
        so please help me what should i do!!! please help!!!!!

        • http://twitter.com/pram0dm Pramod

          Oki Andrea, now its clear. The reason why the cracked/3rd party apps don't get synced in to your iTouch is due to the absence of AppSync. I'm sure you don't have Insallous installed on your iTouch right? No worries, download and install Installous the same way how you did it on your 2G via http://cydia.hackulo.us repo onto your iTouch and re-sync. The 3rd party apps will get installed onto your iTouch as well. Let us know how it went. Good Luck. :)

  • andrea

    my problem is that i cant install applications downloaded from installous on my itouch they get installed only in my iphone these apps get sync in my itunes but they dont get synced in my itouch what should i do........... please help!!!!!

  • Matthew

    Do I have to do this everytime I want a cracked app from Installous??

    • Patrick

      Nops. Once everything is installed, all you need is to add cracked IPA file to /var/mobile/Documents/Installous/Downloads using iPhone Explorer or DiskAid software. For more info, use this guide http://bit.ly/kDFSjQ

  • ven

    i did whatever u said but the problem is that the apps downloaded from installous are getting installed in itunes but when i sync my ipod those cracked versions dont get installed in my ipod.... please help!!!!

    • Patrick

      Ok. After connecting your iPod to ur PC -> iTunes, go to the apps tab and choose apps you want to install to your iPod http://i.imgur.com/orN9K.png
      Open Installous -> Settings and make sure "iTunes Sync" option is turned ON.

  • ven

    i have a serious problem i have downloaded installous on my iphone and i downloaded many apps from it but the problem is that the apps do not get sync in my ipod touch please help.!!!!!

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Before syncing your iDevice, always follow this practice http://bit.ly/dStEiq

  • iGuru

    My copied ipa comes in folders an so if I name it .ipa it becomes invalid!!!!plz help!!thanks

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      From where you are downloading IPA files? They probably have already .IPA extension and by re-naming then you are naming them like Name.IPA.IPA
      Right-click on IPA file, choose Properties and see what is written infront of Type of file: under General tab!

      • iGuru

        I have wifi. I installed some ipa files with installous. My friend accidentally locked my iPod so I copied my cracked apps to my pc using diskaid and restored my iPod. I used your guide to see where I needed to copy the ipa files to. But my iPa file was not like the picture above. It was a folder that had inside it more folders which were essential for the application to work. Please help. I really need those ipa's!

        Is this happening because my apps are cracked?

        • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

          Oh i got it! You copied the cracked applications from Applications folder. In Applications, all cracked apps are installed and have a folder with their respective name. Sorry brother but you can not install cracked apps just by copy pasting them into /var/mobile/Documents/Installous/Downloads directory. You need to copy the apps-folders into /Root Directory/Applications However it is not necessary that every app will run after this.

  • windu

    DONE!! :D

  • jack

    i dont have internet access on my iphone...how can i install .deb files??

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      The above guide is all about your question. Read it :P

  • vibe

    but how do i install installous without cydia ?

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Follow this guide to install Installous and cracked apps without Cydia http://bit.ly/kDFSjQ

  • Amjad

    Thank u very much man but i just could't find the Installous on http://cydia.hackulo.us but i found it on http://www.sinfuliphonerepo.com but thanks again

  • http://www.dentist.20fr.com Soubhi Sabbagh

    Hi,
    I have an iOS 4.3.1 jailbroken A1303 16GB 3GS IPHONE.
    I installed installous 4.4.1 from Cydia.
    Unfortunately, I couldn't install the entire downloaded API from installous, and even if I put a working ipa directly to the download directory, Installous, shows invalid IPA!!!
    How can I solve this?
    I can only download and install programs using Cydia.
    But installous fails all the time!
    Is there any method to completely remove the old traces of insallous 4.4.1 to make clean install?

    Kind Regards,

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Use this guide to fix Installous Invalid IPA error http://bit.ly/mp2Zkz

      • http://www.dentist.20fr.com Soubhi Sabbagh

        Thank you,
        Mission solved.

        It means that the problem occured due to incompatiblety between the installed AppSync4.0+ and Installous.
        Installous and AppSync4.0+ should be installed from the same site
        http://www.cydia.hackulo.us

        Cause while installing Intallous, it will automatically install AppSyns4.0+ from the first place it find the application.

        So, we should uninstall AppSync4.0+ then download the file from Cydia-> hackulo.us Source.

        by the mean, if you searched inside Cydia, you will find two files which have the same name: AppSync4.0+

        You should uninstall the first one and then install the second one.

        Thank you so much.

        Mission terminated.

  • Ben

    Can i use this method to install Installous without Wifi?

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Hellya :D You can download Installous 4.4.1 DEB from here!

  • Renate

    Hi :)

    I followed all steps.. added a cydia and a autoinstall folder in the root and rebooted my ipod.. tried to install infinitiboard.deb, but its not working or even in my winterboard. What am I doing wrong?

    tx :)

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      You have to add AutoInstall folder in /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall (NOT in root)

    • Renate

      Never mind!! Got it! :D You're the best!!

  • Xrhstos Greece

    You rock my friend .....thats the way .....i did it ..Thanks a lot i love you

  • Dinesh

    thanks dude !! gr8 work ... can we use the same method for iphone4 also

  • Winter

    Thanks!! Work great! But skipped with the installation of afc2add and mobileterminal and it still worked fine.

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Its because afc2add is already installed on your device, otherwise you can't access the root directory on your device.

  • Jazzmint

    Thanks! i manage to do it another way!

  • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

    Update [Tested it myself]: If you don't have "Cydia" and "AutoInstall" in "Media" folder, you have to create it manually. Just place DEB file in "AutoInstall" and reboot your device to install the app.

  • Jazzmint

    HELP please! cant find this folder using my diskaid!

    /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall

    When i click media, there is no cydia folder.

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      Strange! Try to re-install Cydia by following the guidelines here.

    • Anon

      You have to create Cydia folder inside Media and also create AutoInstall folder inside Cydia.

    • mcay23

      maybe you got into the wrong one?sometimes so

  • Bilal

    But man you said this if you don't have a WiFi at home, so how can we download the "AFC2Add" and "MobileTerminal" from cydia? Anyways thatnks alot for everything

    • http://jaxov.com/ Wolverine

      You can always use 3G or EDGE connection from your cellular company =)

  • VIKAS

    Nice info dude !

  • Stevie

    Well done!!!

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