How to Install and Uninstall pscan Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "pscan" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install pscan on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pscan on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pscan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pscan package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: pscan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-9build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Hermann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 50
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pscan/pscan_1.2-9build1_amd64.deb
Size: 17008
MD5sum: 726a0d075a53fe69c8358c315a5c7965
SHA1: cf5786edb64b7c3082fa4c2a5d507e308f7ac8ce
SHA256: 37874af56c4494ae89c35d8d337172f6ab54551bc2bf4e9bde564ed707c9a581
SHA512: b27436edf9b7bbfdcea09bc3d1093446abd595063d28be741349f888019d3264505eada5b4bad7d8527fb66abc67d579816d71276722ae1879fb584bd2c62f99
Homepage: http://deployingradius.com/blog/
Description-en: Format string security checker for C files
pscan is a program which scans C source files for
common function abuses, which often lead to security problems.
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Functions which use variadic arguments will be flagged if they
appear to contain user-controlled input.
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It is a useful tool for those performing source code audits.
Description-md5: 6762913d9c3ea339ed7e1378fc2d8527