Uninstall Cydia from iPhone
So you're running iPhone firmware 2.0.1, having the Cydia package manager installed and you're running SSH. You are also aware of the fact Cydia is slowing down your phone with it's "Base Structure" updates and you want to get rid of it but keeping SSH and still having the possibility to re-install Cydia again ? Here you go:
- Make sure MobileTerminal is installed, you can find it in the "System" section of Cydia
- Open Terminal and enter the following commands:
su root
< enter password >
apt-get remove cydia
Yes, do as I say!
killall Springboard- Done!
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Bart
@ 22.08.2008 14:40 CET
Why would Cydia slow down your iPhone when it's not running? That doesn't make much sense to me. Offc I don't know Cydia's internals, but does it run a background process which hooks into the springboard? (since you kill springboard) Otherwise I cant rly see why your claims would be valid...
Why would Cydia slow down your iPhone when it's not running? That doesn't make much sense to me. Offc I don't know Cydia's internals, but does it run a background process which hooks into the springboard? (since you kill springboard) Otherwise I cant rly see why your claims would be valid...
Koos
@ 24.08.2008 18:30 CET
Because it *does* make changes to system files on your iPhone. It adds a Cydia startup item, replaces some other files, adds database services and I'm sure it adds a few other things to the iPhone filesystem which will slow down your iPhone in some way.
Because it *does* make changes to system files on your iPhone. It adds a Cydia startup item, replaces some other files, adds database services and I'm sure it adds a few other things to the iPhone filesystem which will slow down your iPhone in some way.
Obi
@ 30.08.2008 21:37 CET
You are just guessing. AFAIK Cydia loads no TSRs and cannot slow your phone when it's not running. That's why you have to manually relaunch it after an update.
But hey, it's your phone, so you're free to do with it as you wish even if it makes no sense.
You are just guessing. AFAIK Cydia loads no TSRs and cannot slow your phone when it's not running. That's why you have to manually relaunch it after an update.
But hey, it's your phone, so you're free to do with it as you wish even if it makes no sense.
John M.
@ 15.11.2008 03:25 CET
I spent months using/installing/reinstalling both INSTALLER and CYDIA side-by-side and I found out that CYDIA significantly slowed down my iPhone.
I spent months using/installing/reinstalling both INSTALLER and CYDIA side-by-side and I found out that CYDIA significantly slowed down my iPhone.
paxpacis
@ 19.11.2008 12:07 CETI was sceptical, but it slows my iPhone down.. so thanks for this option to remove it..
p.s. please edit the killall statement it's SpringBoard with a capital B also..
jeffry
@ 16.02.2009 03:53 CETWhat is my MobileTerminal password? I don't remember ever establishing one? Because of this problem, I can get past entering "su root". Please help!
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