How To Install cvs2cl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs2cl in Fedora 36. cvs2cl is Generate ChangeLogs from CVS working copies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs2cl on Fedora 36.

What is `cvs2cl`

cvs2cl generates GNU-style ChangeLogs for a CVS working copy using the output of the “cvs log” command. The script originally came from the open source CVS book at http

We can use yum or dnf to install cvs2cl on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cvs2cl.

Install cvs2cl on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cvs2cl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cvs2cl

Install cvs2cl on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cvs2cl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cvs2cl

How To Uninstall cvs2cl on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the cvs2cl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cvs2cl

cvs2cl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/cvs2cl
/usr/share/man/man1/cvs2cl.1.gz
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/ChangeLog.xsd
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/changelog-xml-schema.xdr
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/changelog.dtd
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/cl2html-ciaglia.xslt
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/cl2html.xslt
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/cl2html_rss-karaguezian.xslt
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/cvs2cl_ruether.xslt
/usr/share/xml/cvs2cl/filter-cvs2cl.xslt

References

cvs2cl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs2cl on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).