How To Install tkcvs on Debian 12

Learn how to install tkcvs on Debian 12 with this tutorial. tkcvs is Graphical front-end to CVS and Subversion

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tkcvs on Debian 12.

What is tkcvs

tkcvs is:

TkCVS is a Tk based graphical interface to the CVS and Subversion version control systems. For CVS, it includes facilities for providing “user friendly” names to modules and directories within the repository, and provides a facility to interactively browse the repository looking for modules and directories.

Some of the features of TkCVS include:

File and directory browser, with optional display of hidden files, and display of the current directory’s location within the CVS tree.

Push-button based check-in / check-out of CVS modules. Ability to add and delete files from the repository also using push buttons.

Module tree browser, and reports showing the structure of the CVS modules tree. Individual modules or entire directory trees may be checked out using the browser.

Updating of files from the repository when they change.

Tagging and branching of files from the file browser, and tagging and branching of modules from the module browser.

Exporting a CVS module or directory from the repository for delivery off-site.

Creation of patch files between two releases of a module, or between a release and the current (head) version.

Viewing of diff and status listings for currently checked out modules.

There are three methods to install tkcvs on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tkcvs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tkcvs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tkcvs

Install tkcvs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tkcvs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tkcvs

Install tkcvs 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 tkcvs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tkcvs

How To Uninstall tkcvs on Debian 12

To uninstall only the tkcvs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tkcvs

Uninstall tkcvs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tkcvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tkcvs

Remove tkcvs Configurations and Data

To remove tkcvs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tkcvs

Remove tkcvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tkcvs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tkcvs

Dependencies

tkcvs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tkcvs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.