How to Install and Uninstall cvs-fast-export Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "cvs-fast-export" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cvs-fast-export on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cvs-fast-export
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cvs-fast-export" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cvs-fast-export on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cvs-fast-export
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cvs-fast-export package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cvs-fast-export
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.51-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/vcs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anthony Fok
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 310
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), python3:any
Recommends: reposurgeon, cvs, git, rsync
Suggests: rcs, brz
Filename: pool/universe/c/cvs-fast-export/cvs-fast-export_1.51-1_amd64.deb
Size: 115632
MD5sum: 47b85f5448693fee3e54e47752797bd4
SHA1: 1a1a9ef011b4ffffffc88a49d423f61f291cc5f2
SHA256: ea6f7f92f16275d2a2f520098cca7b005e2b2d6e7e480d236aaab6aa4eb3023e
SHA512: 8a845a5d58ffa21a46b3e0e4f41b0fd682d6da54855957c223890909d7f1d2aa36321dd444886ddab27eb57dfc003fe31dc9d9e83e615a2ada93052f3c983820
Homepage: http://www.catb.org/esr/cvs-fast-export/
Description-en: Export an RCS or CVS history as a fast-import stream
cvs-fast-export, formerly "parsecvs", does what its new name implies:
exports CVS repositories in a format suitable for git fast-import.
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This program analyzes a collection of RCS files in a CVS repository
(or outside of one) and, when possible, emits an equivalent history
in the form of a fast-import stream. Not all possible histories can
be rendered this way; the program tries to emit useful warnings when
it can't. The program can also produce a visualization of the
resulting commit DAG in the DOT format handled by the graphviz suite.
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The distribution includes a tool, cvssync, for fetching masters from
CVS remote repositories so cvs-fast-export can see them. You will
need rsync installed to use it.
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A wrapper script called cvsconvert runs a conversion to git and
looks for content mismatches with the original CVS. You will need
CVS and Git installed to use it.
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Also included is a tool called cvsreduce that strips content out of
trees of RCS/CVS masters, leaving only metadata structure in place.
Description-md5: 581ff192024a36d8b296a850a56d09e6