How To Install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu.
What is cvs-mailcommit
cvs-mailcommit is:
The cvs-mailcommit program is hooked into the CVS system via the loginfo file and helps people keep track of CVS repositories by distributing changes in a repository via mail. This package is written in Perl.
There are three methods to install cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cvs-mailcommit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs-mailcommit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cvs-mailcommit
Install cvs-mailcommit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cvs-mailcommit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cvs-mailcommit
Install cvs-mailcommit 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 cvs-mailcommit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cvs-mailcommit
How To Uninstall cvs-mailcommit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cvs-mailcommit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cvs-mailcommit
Uninstall cvs-mailcommit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cvs-mailcommit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvs-mailcommit
Remove cvs-mailcommit Configurations and Data
To remove cvs-mailcommit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cvs-mailcommit
Remove cvs-mailcommit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cvs-mailcommit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvs-mailcommit
Dependencies
cvs-mailcommit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.