[Tutorial] How To get Deb Files from Cydia on iOS 8

With the release of iOS 8, the location where Cydia caches files on installation has changed.

it is no longer (var/cache/apt/archives) but the new location is :

private/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.saurik.Cydia/archives

The procedure is :

1- Use your preferred tool to SSH into your phone file system (iFunbox is OK)

2- Proceed to :

private/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.saurik.Cydia/archives

3- Your will see that the directory is empty

4- Go to Cydia

5- Find the tweak you want to backup

6- Install it. If already installed, re-install it.

7- DO NOT RE-SPRING at this stage.

8- Go back to iFunbox and press "Refresh"

9- You should see the tweak .DEB appear in
private/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.saurik.Cydia/archives

9- Drap the .deb file to wherever you want it backup up on your PC/Mac.

10- You can now re-spring from Cydia.

That's it.