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title: Install SRU linter on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of SRU linter for Linux - Static analysis tool
  for Ubuntu SRU (Stable Release Update) patches
url: https://snapcraft.io/sru-lint
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# SRU linter (sru-lint)

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latest/stable 1.1

Install latest/stable of SRU linter

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install sru-lint
```

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

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### Package name

* sru-lint

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 14 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 16 June 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/canonical/sru-lint/](https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/ "https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/sru-lint/](https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/ "https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/sru-lint/issues](https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/issues "https://github.com/canonical/sru-lint/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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

#### Static analysis tool for Ubuntu SRU (Stable Release Update) patches

sru-lint validates Ubuntu SRU patches by checking changelog entries, version numbers,
bug targeting, and distribution validity. It integrates with Launchpad to verify bug
references and generates structured reports for CI/CD pipelines.

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## Install SRU linter 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/sru-lint/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/fedora)

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

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/manjaro)

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

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/opensuse)

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

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/sru-lint/raspbian)