How To Install cvs-mailcommit on Kali Linux

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In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit on Kali Linux. cvs-mailcommit is Send CVS commitments via mail

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cvs-mailcommit on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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