How to Install Subversion on Redhat Enterprise

Subversion automatically tracks multiple revisions of your files.

Subversion is a free, open-source source revision control system that runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS X, OS/2 and BeOS. It allows independent developers working together on the same project to check their changes into a central repository. Because all of the changes are concentrated in one place, revision control systems make it easier for users to download the latest release of a software project without hunting down individual patches.

Instructions

1. Click on the "Applications" menu. From the "Accessories" group, choose "Terminal."

2. Type the command "su -" and enter the root password when prompted.

3. Type the command "yum install subversion" and answer "yes" when prompted to install the package.

Tips & Warnings

• The software available from Subversion repositories is often experimental and untested. Before downloading something new from a Subversion repository, check and see if RedHat or a third party has already packaged the software.

• Subversion repositories almost always contain source code and not binaries. Don't use a Subversion repository unless you're comfortable with compiling the code that you download.

References

• Manual: Subversion client
• CentOS Documentation: Subversion on CentOS