althea

althea is a GUI for AltServer-Linux that allows to easily sideload apps onto an iPhone, an iPad, or an iPod Touch. It supports iOS 15 and later. althea supports x86_64, aarch64, and armv7.

This app is in a very early state, so if you're experiencing issues or want to help, you can create a pull request, report an issue, or join the Discord server.

Instructions

Dependencies

Ubuntu:

sudo apt install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository universe -y

sudo apt-get install binutils python3-pip git gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 usbmuxd libimobiledevice6 libimobiledevice-utils wget curl libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev zlib1g-dev unzip usbutils libhandy-1-dev gir1.2-notify-0.7 python3-requests psmisc

Fedora:

sudo dnf install binutils python3-pip git libappindicator-gtk3 usbmuxd libimobiledevice-devel libimobiledevice-utils wget curl avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel dnf-plugins-core unzip usbutils psmisc

Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S binutils wget curl git python-pip python-gobject libappindicator-gtk3 usbmuxd libimobiledevice avahi zlib unzip usbutils psmisc libhandy

OpenSUSE:

sudo zypper in binutils wget curl git python311-gobject-Gdk libhandy-devel libappindicator3-1 typelib-1_0-AppIndicator3-0_1 imobiledevice-tools libdns_sd libnotify-devel psmisc

Running althea

Once the dependencies are installed, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/vyvir/althea

cd althea

python3 main.py

Note: if you're running OpenSUSE Leap, run the following command instead:

python3.11 main.py

That's it! Have fun with althea!

FAQ

Fedora 41 shows the following error:

ERROR: Device returned unhandled error code -5

You can downgrade crypto policies to the previous Fedora version:

sudo update-crypto-policies --set FEDORA40

Credits

althea made by vyvir

AltServer-Linux made by NyaMisty

Provision by Dadoum

Artwork by Nebula