How To Install pscan on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pscan in Fedora 36. pscan is Limited problem scanner for C source files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pscan on Fedora 36.

What is `pscan`

PScan is a program which attempts to scan C source files for common function abuses, which often lead to buffer overflows.

We can use yum or dnf to install pscan on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pscan.

Install pscan on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pscan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pscan

Install pscan on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pscan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pscan

How To Uninstall pscan on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pscan package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pscan

pscan Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/pscan
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/cfdc12de54fc4f02efb7000cdae931a8ac78ea
/usr/share/doc/pscan
/usr/share/doc/pscan/README
/usr/share/doc/pscan/changelog
/usr/share/doc/pscan/find_formats.sh
/usr/share/doc/pscan/stackguard.txt
/usr/share/doc/pscan/test.c
/usr/share/doc/pscan/wu-ftpd.pscan
/usr/share/licenses/pscan
/usr/share/licenses/pscan/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pscan.1.gz

References

pscan website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pscan on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).