since Cydia is damaged on iOS 4.2.x, the new Redsn0w 0.9.6b3 released these days helps iOS four.2.1 in order that builders could make their jailbreak-apps compatible prior to Apple releases the final firmware to public. the use of this model of Redsn0w, that you may now install jailbreak-apps without using Cydia.
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