svn: This client is too old to work with working copy

While trying to update a Subversion repository, I got this error message:

svn: This client is too old to work with working copy '.'; please get a newer Subversion client

You need to upgrade your Subversion client.

How To upgrade you Subversion Client (Ubuntu family)

Step 1

If you are using Ubuntu / Kubuntu that's easy. Just uprade it, through the regular process. If you are already using the latest version for your Ubuntu version, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2

Enable the backports repository. Just follow the HOWTO in my previous post. After it, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3

If you choosed the pinning method proceed to Step 4. If you chooses to enable the entire backports repository just upgrade through the regular process.

Step 4

Just do (Hardy used as an example):

sudo apt-get install -t hardy-backports subversion

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