Download:
Download subversion-1.x.y.tar.gz (x.y is version number) from Tigris.org into /home/user directory.
Note:
Note that Subversion is intended for use as a client rather than server. That means we are not going to compile it with Apache server support. If you intend to set up a Subversion server, visit Tigris.org for further information.
Preparation:
- Unpack the tarball and change to Subversion source directory:
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# tar zxf subversion-1.x.y.tar.gz
# cd subversion-1.x.y
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Installation:
- Installation of Subversion is straight-forward.
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You may combine the last two as make && make install.
# ./configure
# make
# make install
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Confirmation:
- Subversion is install in /usr/bin. To confirm:
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Note: svn is the command line client of Subversion.
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$ whereis svn
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Q&A
Is there a GUI subversion client?
Yes. You can visit Tigris.org and fetch WebSVN from their repository or search your distro installation media for rapidsvn. The former is a PHP web-based client while the latter a Linux package. It seems that CVSView, although designed for CVS, will act as a client to Subversion server as well.
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