---
name: "Lintian::Tutorial"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "lintian"
version: "2.122.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lintian::Tutorial"
---

# Lintian::Tutorial(3)

## NAME

Lintian::Tutorial -- The newcomer's guide to Lintian

## SYNOPSIS

Getting started with lintian in 5 minutes... maybe 10.

## DESCRIPTION

Depending on what you want to work with there are different ways to approach Lintian and its code.

- •

  Writing a Lintian check

- •

  Running (parts of) the Lintian test suite

- •

  Writing new Lintian tests

- •

  Understanding Lintian

  To be written.

## SEE ALSO

Lintian::Tutorial::WritingChecks, Lintian::Tutorial::TestSuite, Lintian::Tutorial::WritingTests