How To Install subversion on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install subversion on AlmaLinux 8.
What is subversion
Subversion is a concurrent version control system which enables one or more users to collaborate in developing and maintaining a hierarchy of files and directories while keeping a history of all changes. Subversion only stores the differences between versions, instead of every complete file. Subversion is intended to be a compelling replacement for CVS.
We can use yum or dnf to install subversion on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install subversion.
Install subversion on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install subversion using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install subversion
Install subversion on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install subversion using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install subversion
How To Uninstall subversion on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the subversion package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove subversion
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install subversion on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.