How To Install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu 22.04. cvs-mailcommit is Send CVS commitments via mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cvs-mailcommit

cvs-mailcommit is:

The cvs-mailcommit program is hooked into the CVS system via the loginfo file and helps people keep track of CVS repositories by distributing changes in a repository via mail. This package is written in Perl.

There are three methods to install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-mailcommit 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-mailcommit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cvs-mailcommit

Install cvs-mailcommit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cvs-mailcommit

Install cvs-mailcommit 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cvs-mailcommit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cvs-mailcommit

How To Uninstall cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cvs-mailcommit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cvs-mailcommit

Uninstall cvs-mailcommit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cvs-mailcommit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvs-mailcommit

Remove cvs-mailcommit Configurations and Data

To remove cvs-mailcommit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cvs-mailcommit

Remove cvs-mailcommit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvs-mailcommit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.