How To Install govulncheck on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install govulncheck on Debian 12.
What is govulncheck
govulncheck is:
Govulncheck reports known vulnerabilities that affect Go code.
It uses static analysis or a binary’s symbol table to narrow down reports to only those that potentially affect the application.
For more information about the API behind govulncheck, see https://go.dev/security/vulncheck.
There are three methods to install govulncheck on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install govulncheck Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install govulncheck using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install govulncheck
Install govulncheck Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install govulncheck using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install govulncheck
Install govulncheck Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install govulncheck using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install govulncheck
How To Uninstall govulncheck on Debian 12
To uninstall only the govulncheck package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove govulncheck
Uninstall govulncheck And Its Dependencies
To uninstall govulncheck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove govulncheck
Remove govulncheck Configurations and Data
To remove govulncheck configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge govulncheck
Remove govulncheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove govulncheck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge govulncheck
Dependencies
govulncheck have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install govulncheck package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
