Install and Use Subversion (svn) and ViewVC on Ubuntu

1. To install subversion, open a terminal and run the following command:

   sudo apt-get install subversion libapache2-svn

2. To create a folder for the subversion repository in /svn, use

   sudo svnadmin create /svn

3. Edit the configuration file for the subversion webdav module.

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf

   
   The Location element in the configuration file dictates the root directory where subversion will be acessible from, for instance: http://128.143.XX.XX/svn
   In the file uncomment the following lines

   <Location /svn>
   
   DAV svn
   
   #The SVNPath line should be set to the same place 
   #your created the repository with the svnadmin command.
   
   # Set this to the path to your repository
   SVNParentPath /svn
   
   # Uncomment the following 3 lines to enable Basic Authentication
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName “Subversion Repository”
   AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
   Require valid-user ## add this line

4. To create a user on the repository, use the following command:

   sudo htpasswd -cm /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd <username>

   
   Type in password when required.

5. If the password file exists, use the following command:

   sudo htpasswd -m /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd <username>

   
   Type in password when required.

6. Restart apache by running the following command:

   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

7. Now if you go in your browser to http://128.143.XX.XX/svn. Input username and password created when required.

1. Create a repos using

   $ svnadmin create /svn/repos1

   on the server

2. In the local computer, check out the repos1 by using

   svn checkout http://128.143.XX.XX/svn/repos1

3. Now add a new or update a file on the server
   1. Create a file

      nano test.txt

   2. Add it to repos1

      svn add test.txt

   3. Upload it to the sever to repos1

      svn commit test.txt -m "Initial readme file"

1. In the terminal

   sudo apt-get install viewvc

2. Edit SVN configuration file

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf

   Add the following line in the file

   ScriptAlias /viewvc /usr/lib/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi

   at the end of the file

3. Edit the file

   /etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf

   Change the root_parents to

   root_parents = /svn : svn

4. Restart apache by running the following command:

   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

5. Visit

   http://128.143.XX.XX/viewvc/viewvc.cgi

By default, anyone can access ViewVC. To control access using the rules for svn. Open the svn configure file using

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dav_svn.conf

and add the following at the end

<Location /viewvc>                                        
 AuthType Basic
 AuthName "ViewSVN"
 AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/dav_svn.passwd
 Require valid-user
 </Location>