Topic: Linkchecker

[holck]

For SME 8 I installed and used the linkchecker Python program https://github.com/wummel/linkchecker. It was very handy for checking all links on local web pages. I could point it to a newly created web page, and it would check that all, both local and remote, links were functional. But I can't install linkchecker on SME 9, because it requires other Python versions than SME 9's standard Python 2.6.6.

Do you know of good alternatives to linkchecker? or a way to indeed install and run linkchecker on SME 9?

[janet]

holck

For sme9 64 bit look at Software Collections wiki Howto article.

There is limited support for 32 bit systems using other repos.

[mmccarn]

I use a firefox add-on named 'Linkchecker 0.6.7': http://frayd.us/

- load any page in firefox
- right-click, 'Check page links'
- the page is reloaded, with links re-styled with a red background if broken, green if working.

[holck]

Thanks a lot for your suggestions

I have looked into Software Collections, but linkchecker requires a proper install via rpm, and I have not been able to do this, even using Software Collections. If I try to simply run  the linkchecker Python program without a proper install, it fails.

The Firefox add-on seems to do just what I need - thanks