How To Install cvsweb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvsweb on Debian 12.
What is cvsweb
cvsweb is:
cvsweb is a WWW CGI script that provides remote access to your CVS repository. It allows browsing of the full tree, with configurable access controls. It will display the revision history of a file, as well as produce diffs between revisions and allow downloading any revision of the whole file.
There are three methods to install cvsweb 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 cvsweb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cvsweb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cvsweb
Install cvsweb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cvsweb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cvsweb
Install cvsweb 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 cvsweb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cvsweb
How To Uninstall cvsweb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cvsweb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cvsweb
Uninstall cvsweb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cvsweb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvsweb
Remove cvsweb Configurations and Data
To remove cvsweb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cvsweb
Remove cvsweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cvsweb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvsweb
Dependencies
cvsweb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvsweb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.