How To Install cvsgraph on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvsgraph on Ubuntu 20.04. cvsgraph is Create a tree of revisions/branches from a CVS/RCS file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvsgraph on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cvsgraph

cvsgraph is:

CvsGraph was inspired by the graph option from WinCVS. It represents the revisions and branches in a CVS/RCS file in a graphical tree structure, also listing any tags associated with any given revision.

There are three methods to install cvsgraph on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cvsgraph Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cvsgraph

Install cvsgraph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cvsgraph using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cvsgraph

Install cvsgraph 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 cvsgraph using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cvsgraph

How To Uninstall cvsgraph on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cvsgraph package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cvsgraph

Uninstall cvsgraph And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cvsgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvsgraph

Remove cvsgraph Configurations and Data

To remove cvsgraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cvsgraph

Remove cvsgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvsgraph

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvsgraph package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.