How To Install cvs2cl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs2cl on Debian 9.
What is cvs2cl
cvs2cl is:
This perl script produces a GNU-style ChangeLog for CVS-controlled sources, by running “cvs log” and parsing the output. Duplicate log messages get unified in the Right Way.
There are three methods to install cvs2cl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cvs2cl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs2cl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cvs2cl
Install cvs2cl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs2cl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cvs2cl
Install cvs2cl Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs2cl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cvs2cl
How To Uninstall cvs2cl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cvs2cl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cvs2cl
Uninstall cvs2cl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cvs2cl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvs2cl
Remove cvs2cl Configurations and Data
To remove cvs2cl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cvs2cl
Remove cvs2cl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cvs2cl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvs2cl
Dependencies
cvs2cl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs2cl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
