Checking out the project

Remove the working directory that you imported from (rm -Rf ~/cvs/config).

Checkout the project:
mkdir -p ~/cvs
cd ~/cvs
cvs -d /home/cvs co -P config

Command Breakdown:
-d /home/cvs: Specify the CVS Root directory
co: short for "checkout"
-P: prune (remove directories that are empty)
config: The module being checked out