How to Install and Uninstall reposurgeon Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "reposurgeon" package

This tutorial shows how to install reposurgeon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "reposurgeon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall reposurgeon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                reposurgeon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the reposurgeon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: reposurgeon
Priority: optional
Section: universe/vcs
Installed-Size: 921
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anthony Fok
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.29-1
Depends: python, python:any (>= 2.7~)
Recommends: git, cvs-fast-export
Suggests: bzr-fastimport, hg-fast-export, svn, darcs, fossil
Filename: pool/universe/r/reposurgeon/reposurgeon_3.29-1_amd64.deb
Size: 217824
MD5sum: ccc1e4ea2157e356cb4bfdb09f00d1a4
SHA1: ed826499cf74f28082d35a23fcb3e37449382ec2
SHA256: ce5ab7180798b3a829f736633db0adc2748a94527d3ef2ffd039eaa94cab90fb
Description-en: Tool for editing version-control repository history
reposurgeon enables risky operations that version-control systems don't want
to let you do, such as editing past comments and metadata and removing
commits. It works with any version control system that can export and
import git fast-import streams, including git, hg, fossil, bzr, CVS, and RCS.
It can also read Subversion dump files directly and can thus be used to script
production of very high-quality conversions from Subversion to any
supported DVCS.
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repodiffer is a program that reports differences between repository
histories. It uses a diff(1)-like algorithm to identify spans of
identical revisions, and to pick out revisions that have been
changed or deleted or inserted. It may be useful for comparing the
output of different repository-conversion tools in detail.
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Another auxiliary program, repopuller, assists in mirroring Subversion
repositories.
Description-md5: 2c4e3400bb9aff773922c3c7910e5c5d
Homepage: http://www.catb.org/esr/reposurgeon/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu