In this article, we cover how to install Subversion in Ubuntu 24.04 release. It is mainly a version control system. Version control system helps the software developers keep track of the modifications they make in the code. So, if something doesn’t fit well, they can always roll back the changes or modify the code accordingly.
There is a central repository where files/directories are placed and Subversion would keep track of any changes made to these files/directories.
Note: The following operations require Administrative rights. Contact your System Administrator if you don’t have the required rights.
Install Apache in Ubuntu
If you already have an Apache web server installed, then move to the next section. If you don’t have it installed then, open a terminal and issue the following in the terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install apache2
Install Subversion in Ubuntu 24.04
The package is a part of the standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, issue the following in the terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install subversion libsvn-dev libapache2-mod-svn
You can skip updating the repository if you have already done that in the previous section.
Create a repository for SVN
We will store our mysvn repository in the directory: /home/$USER/svn
So, create a directory:
mkdir /home/$USER/svn
and,
sudo mkdir -p /home/$USER/svn/mysvn
SVN repository can be created through:
sudo svnadmin create /home/$USER/svn/mysvn
Also, change ownership as well:
cd /home/$USER/svn sudo chown -R www-data:www-data mysvn/ sudo chmod -R 775 mysvn/
Now, make certain changes so that we get to access the Subversion repository through the WebDAV protocol.
sudo touch /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.conf sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_svn.conf
And, append the file with the following code:
<Location /svn/mysvn> DAV svn SVNPath /home/$USER/svn/mysvn AuthType Basic AuthName "mysvn repository" AuthUserFile /etc/subversion/passwd Require valid-user </Location>
Important: Replace $USER with your username.
Restart apache2.service
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Thereafter, create /etc/subversion/passwd file.
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/subversion/passwd user_name
It will prompt us to enter the password twice. Verify the entry through the following command:
cat /etc/subversion/passwd
Lastly, restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Now, open a web browser and enter the following in the address bar:
svn co http://localhost/svn/mysvn mysvn --username user_name
In conclusion, we have covered how to install Subversion in Ubuntu 24.04 release here.
