This document describes how to setup the svn client programs on Mac, Windows and Linux
Download a suitable graphical client: Versions.app, svnX program or RapidSVN. The commandline client program is part of the system if you have installed the developer tools (XCode - included on your installation CD). You may still want to install a newer version if you are using MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard), though. MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) has a pretty recent version of the command-line tool.
Download and install TortoiseSVN or RapidSVN.
To install the commandline version of subversion, issue either the
command sudo apt-get install subversion or
sudo yum install subversion
There are at least two alternatives if you want a graphical user
interface, kdesvn and rapidsvn. Under Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install rapidsvn or sudo apt-get install rapidsvn
Under Fedora/CentOS/Red Hat sudo yum install rapidsvn or
sudo yum install kdesvn.