lintian on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "lintian" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install lintian on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall lintian on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "lintian" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone lintian's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lintian.git 
            
                        
                ~/lintian
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/lintian folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/lintian
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lintian package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1410905
Name: lintian
PackageBaseID: 178358
PackageBase: lintian
Version: 2.117.0-1
Description: dissects Debian packages and tries to find bugs and policy violations
URL: https://lintian.debian.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Forty-Bot
Submitter: Forty-Bot
FirstSubmitted: 1651073975
LastModified: 1708180969
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lintian.tar.gz