From 393ccdb4dd751f21573f2028d399626b42a29c4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: reidlab <reidlab325@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 17:21:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] iLoader instead of Althea

---
 modules/hardware/ios.nix     |   4 +-
 packages/althea/default.nix  | 114 -----------------------------------
 packages/iloader/default.nix |  57 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 116 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 packages/althea/default.nix
 create mode 100644 packages/iloader/default.nix

diff --git a/modules/hardware/ios.nix b/modules/hardware/ios.nix
index b23c1e4..273d9e3 100644
--- a/modules/hardware/ios.nix
+++ b/modules/hardware/ios.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let
 in {
   options.modules.hardware.ios = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Enable tethering with iOS devices";
-    sideload = mkEnableOption "Additionally, enable sideloading through Althea";
+    sideload = mkEnableOption "Additionally, enable sideloading through iLoader";
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ in {
       ifuse
     ];
 
-    hm.home.packages = optional cfg.sideload pkgs.my.althea;
+    hm.home.packages = optional cfg.sideload pkgs.my.iloader;
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/althea/default.nix b/packages/althea/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c7a7a2a..0000000
--- a/packages/althea/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-# thank GOD someone packaged this
-# shoutout!!!
-# https://github.com/Nailington/dots/blob/f7f55aced39c6496fe01dc2867a51316e09eb59c/pkgs/althea/default.nix
-
-{ lib
-, stdenvNoCC
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, python3
-, gtk3
-, libhandy
-, libappindicator-gtk3
-, libnotify
-, usbmuxd
-, libimobiledevice
-, avahi
-, wrapGAppsHook3
-, gobject-introspection
-, gdk-pixbuf
-, makeDesktopItem
-, copyDesktopItems
-, steam-run
-}:
-
-let
-  pythonEnv = python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
-    requests
-    keyring
-    pygobject3
-    packaging
-  ]);
-
-  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
-    name = "althea";
-    exec = "althea";
-    icon = "althea";
-    desktopName = "althea";
-    comment = "Sideload applications to iOS/iPadOS via AltStore";
-    categories = [ "Utility" ];
-  };
-in
-
-stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "althea";
-  version = "0.5.0-unstable-2026-02-07";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "vyvir";
-    repo = "althea";
-    rev = "506a8a757221bca771bab67c7f5b3eec74ec4486";
-    hash = "sha256-4N5z9t/Z1KmAB4TDkuOWwLSvENrrcw0nFU+19o54sqY=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    wrapGAppsHook3
-    gobject-introspection
-    copyDesktopItems
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    pythonEnv
-    gtk3
-    libhandy
-    libappindicator-gtk3
-    libnotify
-    gdk-pixbuf
-    usbmuxd
-    libimobiledevice
-    avahi
-  ];
-
-  dontBuild = true;
-  dontConfigure = true;
-
-  desktopItems = [ desktopItem ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    # Install app files
-    mkdir -p $out/lib/althea/resources
-    cp main.py $out/lib/althea/
-    cp -r resources/* $out/lib/althea/resources/
-
-    # Install icon
-    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
-    cp resources/3.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/althea.png
-
-    # Patch main.py: replace direct anisette-server invocation with steam-run wrapper
-    # The downloaded binary is a generic Linux ELF that needs an FHS environment on NixOS
-    substituteInPlace $out/lib/althea/main.py \
-      --replace-warn \
-        'subprocess.run(f"{(altheapath)}/anisette-server -n 127.0.0.1 -p 6969 &", shell=True)' \
-        'subprocess.run(f"${steam-run}/bin/steam-run {(altheapath)}/anisette-server -n 127.0.0.1 -p 6969 &", shell=True)'
-
-    # Create launcher
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cat > $out/bin/althea << EOF
-#!/bin/sh
-cd $out/lib/althea
-exec ${pythonEnv}/bin/python3 $out/lib/althea/main.py "\$@"
-EOF
-    chmod +x $out/bin/althea
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "GUI for AltServer-Linux to sideload apps onto iOS/iPadOS";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/vyvir/althea";
-    license = licenses.agpl3Only;
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
-    mainProgram = "althea";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/iloader/default.nix b/packages/iloader/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f0fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/iloader/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# adapted from an old version of someone elses package
+# https://github.com/ern775/custom-nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/iloader/package.nix
+# ty
+
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  dpkg,
+  autoPatchelfHook,
+  glib,
+  gtk3,
+  wrapGAppsHook3,
+  webkitgtk_4_1,
+  gdk-pixbuf,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "iloader";
+  version = "2.2.6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/nab138/iloader/releases/download/v${finalAttrs.version}/iloader-linux-amd64.deb";
+    hash = "sha256-YWoeQjjoqLkaA1oNx2Eg7PwXaenWYKk73CdAKHISlWI=";
+  };
+
+  unpackCmd = "dpkg -x $curSrc source";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    dpkg
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    wrapGAppsHook3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    webkitgtk_4_1
+    gdk-pixbuf
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    mv usr/share usr/bin $out
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "User friendly sideloader";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nab138/iloader";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    mainProgram = "iloader";
+  };
+})