lintian
checks Debian packages for policy compliance
TLDR
Check Debian package
$ lintian [package.deb]
Check changes file$ lintian [package.changes]
Verbose output$ lintian -v [package.deb]
Show info tags$ lintian -I [package.deb]
Show all tags$ lintian -iI [package.deb]
Check specific tag$ lintian --tags [tag-name] [package.deb]
SYNOPSIS
lintian [options] packages
DESCRIPTION
lintian checks Debian packages for policy compliance. It identifies bugs, policy violations, and issues.The tool is essential for Debian maintainers. It checks both binary and source packages.
PARAMETERS
PACKAGES
Debian packages, changes, or dsc files.-v
Verbose output.-I
Display info tags.-i
Display tag descriptions.--tags TAG
Check specific tags only.--suppress-tags TAG
Suppress specific tags.--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
yay -S lintian
CAVEATS
Debian/Ubuntu focused. Large tag database. Some checks need installed packages.
HISTORY
Lintian was created by Christian Schwarz in 1998 to help Debian maintainers produce quality packages.
SEE ALSO
lintian-info(1), dpkg(1), debuild(1)
