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Apt package manager for the iPhone

aptThe iPhone has become one of best loved geek toys of the decade, and it's not hard to see why: the slim phone that Steve built packs a powerful processor, 3d graphics, and the power of Mac OS X. In the past, we have seen various 3rd party apps available for the device, but nothing quite so nerdy of as this:

Apparently, there is some demand for APT on the iPhone, and somebody went ahead and ported it. UNIX enthusiasts, when they're not cleaning their pocket protector or watching Monty Python, can now replace the BSD UNIX subsystem in the iPhone with up to date software from FreeBSD, all delivered by good old apt-get. Why anyone would want to do this, we have no idea, but sometimes "because I can" is a valid reason.

[via OSNews]
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