go-cve-dictionary command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

go-cve-dictionary: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: go-cve-dictionary: command not found

Solutions to go-cve-dictionary: command not found

How To Fix go-cve-dictionary: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu go-cve-dictionary is provided by go-cve-dictionary package.

go-cve-dictionary is:

go-cve-dictionary is tool to build a local copy of the NVD (National Vulnerabilities Database) and the Japanese JVN, which contain security vulnerabilities according to their CVE identifiers including exhaustive information and a risk score. The local copy is generated in sqlite format, and the tool has a server mode for easy querying.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install go-cve-dictionary

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install go-cve-dictionary.

sudo apt -y install go-cve-dictionary

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install go-cve-dictionary

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix go-cve-dictionary command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.