How To Install csslint on Fedora 34

csslint is Detecting potential problems in CSS code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install csslint on Fedora 34.

What is csslint

CSSLint is a tool to help point out problems with your CSS code. It does basic syntax checking as well as applying a set of rules to the code that look for problematic patterns or signs of inefficiency. The rules are all pluggable, so you can easily write your own or omit ones you don’t want.

We can use yum or dnf to install csslint on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install csslint.

Install csslint on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install csslint using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install csslint

Install csslint on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install csslint using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install csslint

How To Uninstall csslint on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the csslint package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove csslint

csslint Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/csslint
/usr/share/csslint
/usr/share/csslint/csslint-rhino.js
/usr/share/doc/csslint
/usr/share/doc/csslint/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/csslint/README.md

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install csslint on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.