How To Install tkcvs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tkcvs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tkcvs
tkcvs is:
TkCVS is a Tk based graphical interface to the CVS and Subversion version control systems. For CVS, it includes facilities for providing “user friendly” names to modules and directories within the repository, and provides a facility to interactively browse the repository looking for modules and directories.
Some of the features of TkCVS include:
File and directory browser, with optional display of hidden files, and display of the current directory’s location within the CVS tree.
Push-button based check-in / check-out of CVS modules. Ability to add and delete files from the repository also using push buttons.
Module tree browser, and reports showing the structure of the CVS modules tree. Individual modules or entire directory trees may be checked out using the browser.
Updating of files from the repository when they change.
Tagging and branching of files from the file browser, and tagging and branching of modules from the module browser.
Exporting a CVS module or directory from the repository for delivery off-site.
Creation of patch files between two releases of a module, or between a release and the current (head) version.
Viewing of diff and status listings for currently checked out modules.
There are three methods to install tkcvs on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tkcvs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tkcvs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tkcvs
Install tkcvs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tkcvs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tkcvs
Install tkcvs 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 tkcvs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tkcvs
How To Uninstall tkcvs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tkcvs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tkcvs
Uninstall tkcvs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tkcvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tkcvs
Remove tkcvs Configurations and Data
To remove tkcvs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tkcvs
Remove tkcvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tkcvs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tkcvs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tkcvs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
