How to Install and Uninstall cvs-fast-export Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "cvs-fast-export" package

Please follow the guidance below to install cvs-fast-export on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall cvs-fast-export on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cvs-fast-export
Priority: optional
Section: universe/vcs
Installed-Size: 293
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anthony Fok
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.35-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), python:any (>= 2.6~)
Recommends: reposurgeon, cvs, git, rsync
Suggests: rcs, bzr-fastimport
Filename: pool/universe/c/cvs-fast-export/cvs-fast-export_1.35-1_amd64.deb
Size: 108734
MD5sum: ee6e412287f9c370ba002c33c11209dc
SHA1: da219a23df34bd4192963e3e4a5060accbb96d5d
SHA256: 5bd5b140a8f22e1de70b8568637dfeaf7c6aa8be22b4294d855ee54235646299
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
Homepage: http://www.catb.org/esr/cvs-fast-export/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu