How To Install git-cvs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cvs on CentOS 7. git-cvs is Git tools for importing CVS repositories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cvs on CentOS 7.

What is git-cvs

Git tools for importing CVS repositories.

We can use yum or dnf to install git-cvs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-cvs.

Install git-cvs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install git-cvs

Install git-cvs on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install git-cvs

How To Uninstall git-cvs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove git-cvs

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cvs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.