As many users may have noticed, Sileo's development is currently fast-paced; especially as we are in the middle of a rewrite/transition from Objective C to Swift. We know most users want a stable package managers, while there are some other users who want the latest shiny/bleeding edge [and we also need some testers to test newer versions as we can't test every repo on our own]. Hence we are now launching the Sileo Beta Channel! This is a separate package that installs alongside of Sileo (you'll have 2 icons; "Sileo" and "Sileo Beta").
The normal Sileo package will be getting updates as they come out of beta, following testing both internally and by Beta Channel users. Sileo Beta in most cases should be stable enough to use as a daily package manager (though there may occasionally be bugs that crop up in a beta [not any that would risk your device/jailbreak though] -- however in those scenarios, you may simply use Sileo stable that's still installed alongside Sileo Beta.
Sources are managed by APT. Sources added to Sileo Beta will show up in normal Sileo, and vice-versa. Similarly, packages installed in Sileo Beta will show up in normal Sileo as well.
To report bugs with the beta, please join the Sileo discord here: https://discord.gg/YRD4mSA We have a special room (#sileo-beta-feedback) where you may report issues with the beta.
No, the beta does not include the support files outside of the main app itself. These support files are provided by the normal, non-beta Sileo package.
You may uninstall the Sileo Beta at any time, or you may simply just open the stable version of Sileo at any time
Sileo Beta uses a separate bundle ID to allow users to install it alongside normal Sileo
Sileo is currently in the middle of an Objective C -> Swift transition. This transition is expected to be completed by Sileo 2.0, and Sileo will be open sourced then. According to Github, Sileo 1.2.9b1 is currently 32% Swift and 66% Objective-C
Sileo Beta 1.2.9b1 fixes UI glitches in the sources and downloads UI's and improves speed of refreshing sources and downloading packages. It also should fix issues with large numbers of packages sometimes not downloading properly Repos and Packages are managed by APT.