How To Install cvs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs on Debian 11.
What is cvs
cvs is:
CVS is a version control system, which allows you to keep access to old versions of files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why changes occurred, etc., like RCS or SCCS. It handles multiple developers, multiple directories, triggers to enable/log/control various operations, and can work over a wide area network. The texinfo manual provides further information on more tasks that it can perform.
There are some tasks that are not covered by CVS. They can be done in conjunction with CVS but will tend to require some script-writing and software other than CVS. These tasks are bug-tracking, build management (that is, make and make-like tools), and automated testing. However, CVS makes these tasks easier.
This package contains a CVS binary which can act as both client and server, although there is no CVS d?mon; to access remote repositories, please use :extssh: not :pserver: any more.
There are three methods to install cvs on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cvs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cvs
Install cvs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cvs
Install cvs 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 cvs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cvs
How To Uninstall cvs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cvs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cvs
Uninstall cvs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvs
Remove cvs Configurations and Data
To remove cvs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cvs
Remove cvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cvs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvs
Dependencies
cvs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.