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What is App2deb?
App2deb is a simple, minimal footprint script that will extract an IPA and repack it into a deb made for installing on an Apple TV or iOS device respectively.

 

How does it work?
App2deb extracts an IPA, takes needed info from the info.plist to create a specialized control file, adds entitlements to the main binary and frameworks (so the app can be ran as root), then repacks it into a deb that will install the app to /Applications.

 

Instructions

  1. Download the latest Installer from the releases page.
  2. Simply double click the Installer, type your password when prompted, and let the script install App2deb and its dependencies.
  3. Run App2deb [/path/to/ipa] to repack your IPA.
  4. Fill in the author (creator of app) and maintainer (most likely you) information when prompted.
  5. The output file will be displayed after the command completes successfully.

Updating

Simply rerun the Installer script. It automatically pulls the latest App2deb from Github and installs it.

 

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You would need to make step by step instructions that members understand


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only for linux?



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@ Ghay it’s simple enough to do what it says in the README. The only problem would be if you don’t know how to move directories in a terminal, in which case you shouldn’t be using it.

@ shareboy it’s for Mac only

I’ll update the install script today to detect a homebrew/macports installation and install all dependencies based on that.

 

EDIT: Updated Install script and post with instructions.


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Updated Installer script to 1.4, now automatically installs dependencies. Also added more comprehensive info and instructions.


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when I double click the file to open it, I get the following message:  "The contents of Install.dms cannot be extracted with The Unarchiver"

 

any solutions?



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@ tocheskey do not open with unarchiver, open with terminal.



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Thx

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would this also Decrypt/crack the APP from a JB device allowing me to resign it with a developer account and install it on another device?



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@ Akila no, this does none of what you just said.







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