How to Install and Uninstall flawfinder Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the flawfinder on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "flawfinder" package

This tutorial shows how to install flawfinder on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "flawfinder" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall flawfinder on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flawfinder package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: flawfinder
Version: 2.0.19-1.1
Installed-Size: 205
Maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any
Description: examines source code and looks for security weaknesses
Description-md5: ed876d319635944119725ff09befb5f2
Homepage: https://dwheeler.com/flawfinder/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::library, devel::testing-qa,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking,
works-with::software:source
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/flawfinder/flawfinder_2.0.19-1.1_all.deb
Size: 73160
MD5sum: e3bb9fef7ff7a773ef286dcaa8609e91
SHA256: 965c4cfe808decb74e29f93f9867e0898cde64de57259f121ed90bf473c6028c