Upgrading Subversion 1.5 to 1.6 on Debian 5

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Published on 2010-03-18T17:39:59Z Indexed on 2010/03/18 17:41 UTC
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I would like to upgrade Subversion 1.5.1dfsg1-4 (from lenny) to 1.6.4dfsg-1~bpo50+1 (from lenny-backports) on my Debian 5 machine. Which steps do I need to take? Do I need to backup my repository, or can I just install the new package over the old one?

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