SVN Installation (How to install svn in Redhat-enterprise linux)

SVN  Part è 1 : INSTALLATION

How to install svn in Redhat-enterprise linux 

Pre-requisite:--

First download the require rpm (below rpm or higher available)

(a)  CollabNetSubversion-client-1.4.6-3.i386.rpm

      (b)  CollabNetSubversion-server-1.4.6-3.i386.rpm 

Caution.: - make sure to install the client rpm first then server

1. [root@kapilhost CollabNetSubversion]# rpm -ivh CollabNetSubversion-client-1.4.6-3.i386.rpm

Preparing... ########################################### [100%]

   1:CollabNetSubversion-cli########################################### [100%]

2. [root@kapilhost CollabNetSubversion]# rpm -ivh CollabNetSubversion-server-1.4.6-3.i386.rpm

Preparing..  ########################################### [100%]

   1:CollabNetSubversion-ser########################################### [100%]

Creating new repository

First take backup of following file   /etc/opt/CollabNet_Subversion/conf/svn_access_file 

*Backup required restoration purpose in future.

[root@kapilhost ~]#  cp    /etc/opt/CollabNet_Subversion/conf/svn_access_file    

                                        /etc/opt/CollabNet_Subversion/conf/svn_access_file.bak  *(backup complete)

3. [root@kapilhost~]# cd /opt/         

4. [root@kapilhostopt]# ls 

now you can see CollabNet_Subversion under /opt directory.

5. [root@kapilhostopt]# cd CollabNet_Subversion/   (go inside  CollabNet_Subversion dir using cd )

7. [root@kapilhostCollabNet_Subversion]# ls    (using ls you can see the basic directory structure of svn)

    bin  build  docs  lib  modules  share

8. [root@kapilhostCollabNet_Subversion]# cd bin/

9. [root@kapilhostbin]# ls

ab            Configure-CollabNet-Subversion  htpasswd    svnadmin

apachectl     dbmmanage                       httpd       svndumpfilter

apr-1-config  envvars                         httxt2dbm   svnlook

apu-1-config  htcacheclean                    logresolve  svnserve

apxs          htdbm                           rotatelogs  svnsync

checkgid      htdigest                        svn         svnversion

10. [root@kapilhostbin]# ./Configure-CollabNet-Subversion   (execute file to setup svn)

CollabNet Subversion Server is a free download of open-source Subversion,

compiled and tested by CollabNet. For more information about CollabNet

Subversion, visit the CollabNet community at http://open.collab.net.

Would you like to configure the CollabNet Subversion Server now? [yes] yes

Welcome to CollabNet Subversion Server setup.

You will now be asked some questions to configure CollabNet Subversion.

Defaults are given in square brackets. If a default is okay for you

Just hit [Enter] to continue.    Press enter key

This setup can configure either Apache or svnserve as Subversion

server, for you. Would you like to configure Apache as your

Subversion server now? [yes] yes

Continuing with apache Subversion server configuration ...

Specify the base directory for Subversion repositories: [/var/svn/repositories]

Non-existing base path, Let me create and continue [yes] yes

Base path created.

Would you like to create a new Subversion repository? [yes] no

Would you like to give the name and port that the server uses to identify itself? [yes] yes

Registered DNS name or IP address: 172.18.64.111

Server port number: 3326

Allow anonymous read access? [no] no

0 users currently have access to this repository:

Would you like to create a new Subversion account? [yes] no

Stopping CollabNet Subversion: httpd (no pid file) not running  [  OK  ]                                                  

Starting CollabNet Subversion:                             [  OK  ]

  Congratulations! You have successfully configured the CollabNet

  Subversion server.

  You can access your repositories at the following URL:

  http://172.18.64.111:3326/svn/YOUR-REPOS-NAME