How To Install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-x-lint in Fedora 36. golang-x-lint is Linter for Go source code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36.

What is golang-x-lint

Golint is a linter for Go source code.

We can use yum or dnf to install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang-x-lint.

Install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-x-lint using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install golang-x-lint

Install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-x-lint using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install golang-x-lint

How To Uninstall golang-x-lint on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the golang-x-lint package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove golang-x-lint

golang-x-lint Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/golint
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/a95d9775395d4333e197f2d539efc525fe9012
/usr/share/doc/golang-x-lint
/usr/share/doc/golang-x-lint/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/golang-x-lint/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/golang-x-lint
/usr/share/licenses/golang-x-lint/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-x-lint on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).