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Getting And Installing CVS
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In many cases, you won't have to go out and get CVS, because it will
already be on your system.  If you run one of the major Linux or FreeBSD
distributions, it's probably already installed in /usr/bin or some other
likely location.  If not, Red Hat Linux users can usually find an RPM
(Red Hat Package) for the latest, or nearly latest, version of CVS in
their distributions.  And Debian users can install the latest Debian
package with these commands:

     floss$ apt-get update
     floss$ apt-get install cvs

If CVS isn't already on your machine, you'll probably have to build it
from source.  If you're a non-Unix user, you'll probably find it easier
to get a prebuilt binary for your operating system (more on that later).
Fortunately, CVS is fully "autoconfiscated" - that is, it uses the GNU
autoconfiguration mechanism, making compilation from source
surprisingly easy.

Getting And Building CVS Under Unix

Getting And Installing CVS Under Windows

Getting And Installing CVS On A Macintosh

Limitations Of The Windows And Macintosh Versions