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title: Install Commitlint on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Commitlint for Linux - A lightweight, fast,
  and cross-platform tool for linting Git commit messages
url: https://snapcraft.io/commitlint
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# Commitlint

[Jurien Hamaker (jurienhamaker)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jurienhamaker "View all snaps from Jurien Hamaker (jurienhamaker)")

* [Jurien Hamaker (jurienhamaker)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/jurienhamaker "View all snaps from Jurien Hamaker (jurienhamaker)")
* [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development)

latest/stable 1.9.0

Install latest/stable of Commitlint

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install commitlint
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* commitlint

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 9 July 2025 - latest/stable
* 9 July 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [commitlint.jurien.dev](https://commitlint.jurien.dev "https://commitlint.jurien.dev")
* [jurien.dev](https://jurien.dev "https://jurien.dev")

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### Source code

* [github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint](https://github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint "https://github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint/issues](https://github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint/issues "https://github.com/jurienhamaker/commitlint/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/commitlint#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/commitlint#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/commitlint#tab-security)

#### A lightweight, fast, and cross-platform tool for linting Git commit messages

Linting commit messages helps maintain a consistent commit history, which is critical for readability, automation, and collaboration across teams.

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## Install Commitlint on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/commitlint/raspbian)