Icy is our take on the freeware package manager that uses APT repositories to install and remove packages available in another free iPhone installer application, Cydia. The goal was to create a fast, lightweight and more slick solution that is easy and cool to use. Icy is only at version 1.0, but we’re already working on the improvements.
Slick Interface
The whole interface was designed with three goals in mind: fast, effective, cool.
Built on Open Source Foundation
Icy is built on top of the widely know open-source packaging system DPKG, the same as used in Cydia.
Light
The complete Icy installation only takes a little over than 1 Mb on your device as compared to 32 Mb with Cydia.
Cydia Compatible
Icy is compatible with Cydia — it will use Cydia (APT) sources to fetch package info and updates, then install the packages and see the packages installed from Cydia.
Network Efficient
Icy is designed to consume minimum network traffic. It will never refresh sources automatically — it’s up to you to decide when you want that to happen.
Landscape Goodness
As set by Apple in the upcoming 3.0 firmware, Icy is following the trend and allows you to browse installed packages in landscape mode.
Pricing and License
Icy is completely free to use and distribute.
How To Install
From Cydia: Add a new source http://apt.ripdev.com and then install Icy from the Packaging category.
From Installer: Icy is available in the System category of Installer.
For more info and screenshots you can visit RipDev
