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Hacking the iPhone just got a lot easier. There's now a GUI package installer available that aims to make it dead simple to get the coolest new "native" apps running on your iPhone. The appropriately named [Installer.app][1] works just like other package managers, once installed it lists the various packages available and clicking any of them will start the installation from the phone.
Of course not only is Installer.app a beta, hacking the iPhone is potential risky and quite possible a good way to lose your data, void your warranty and otherwise bring a plague upon your house. Consider the following warning on the official site:
>WARNING: This software comes with absolutely no warranty of any kind. If it should cause any harm to your iPhone or data, we shall not be held responsible. Such is the nature of preview (Beta) software.
I have not used Installer.app so I can't comment on its stability, but I will say that having a package management system for iPhone apps seems much better than just downloading and installing things willy-nilly.
If you'd like to learn more check out #installer.app on IRC.
If you decide to give it a try be sure to let us know your experiences in the comments below.
[via [Hackszine][2]]
[1]: http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/
[2]: http://www.hackszine.com/blog/archive/2007/08/installerapp_beta_for_iphone.html?CMP=OTC-7G2N43923558
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