How To Install flawfinder on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install flawfinder in Fedora 36. flawfinder is Examines C/C++ source code for security flaws

Introduction

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

What is flawfinder

Flawfinder scans through C/C++ source code, identifying lines (“hits”) with potential security flaws. By default it reports hits sorted by severity, with the riskiest lines first.

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

Install flawfinder 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 flawfinder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install flawfinder

Install flawfinder 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 flawfinder using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install flawfinder

How To Uninstall flawfinder on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove flawfinder

flawfinder Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/flawfinder
/usr/share/doc/flawfinder
/usr/share/doc/flawfinder/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/flawfinder/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/flawfinder
/usr/share/licenses/flawfinder/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/flawfinder.1.gz

References

Summary

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