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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "pscan" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pscan on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pscan 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 pscan package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pscan
Version: 1.2-9.1
Installed-Size: 50
Maintainer: Uwe Hermann
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Description: Format string security checker for C files
Description-md5: 6762913d9c3ea339ed7e1378fc2d8527
Homepage: http://deployingradius.com/blog/
Tag: 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: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pscan/pscan_1.2-9.1_amd64.deb
Size: 17068
MD5sum: 7fc85c5c83f31b46db02528aa1ac66ae
SHA256: 8fd815a3f8de1818fa7510b495f85488f3cf2a7edc329c9cbfb8122ba864f5c4