gitlint command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix gitlint command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

gitlint: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gitlint: command not found

In Ubuntu gitlint is provided by gitlint package.

gitlint is:

Gitlint is a git commit message linter written in Python, it checks your commit messages for style.

Great for use as a commit-msg git hook or as part of your gating script in a CI pipeline (e.g. Jenkins).

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install gitlint

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install gitlint.

sudo apt -y install gitlint

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install gitlint

In this tutorial we learn how to fix gitlint command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.