How to Install .deb File [iPhone/iPod/iPad Cydia Tutorial]

3 Methods to install a .deb file  into your iDevice  [iPhone (3G/3Gs/4), iPod touch (3G/4G), iPad and iPad 2]. Choose the easier  for you :

1st Method: AutoInstallation [Recommended]

1. Download iFunbox >> (www.i-funbox.com) Windows , or Cyberduck for MacOS
2. Run iFunbox and connect your iDevice (iPhone, iPod, iPad or iPad 2)
3. iFunBox will show your device contents, Now navigate to var/root/Media/
4. Create the folder Cydia/AutoInstall (if not already created)
5. Move .deb file from your desktop to var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall
6. Reboot your iDevice
7. YOU ARE DONE

TIP : I can not SSH into my iPhone/iPod/iPad!

• I can not find var/root?
• I can not SSH into my iPhone/iPad?
• I have jailbroken device, my SSH client is discovering my iPhone/iPad as (JAILED)?

Install OpenSSH, reboot, then try again. If you still have the problem>> Install afc2add from Cydia then reboot.

2nd Method: Install with iFile [Recommended]

Requirements:
iOS 4:  iFile and Safari Download Manager required
iOS 5:  iFile only required

1. Run Safari and type the address which contains the .deb file
2. Click on the link of the .deb file >> Download
3. After finishing download, click on the file in the dowloaded files list >> Open with iFile >> Installer
4. YOU ARE DONE

3rd Method: Install with Mobile Terminal

Requirements: Mobile Terminal and OpenSSH
“Steps 2 and 3 are only if you never installed a .deb file with this method”

1. Download the .deb file you want (example : LockInfo)
2. Start Cydia, go to “Search”, type “Mobile Terminal” and install it
3. Repeat step 2 for “OpenSSH”
4. Start “MobileTerminal”
5. Type the following commands , then reboot:

su  (press return)
alpine  (press return)  /!\ You won’t see the typed password then don’t worry /!\
dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb  (press return, replace nameofpackage with LockInfo for the example)
Note that you can rename the .deb file like 1.deb (it’s easier to type)

courtesy of iPadOS