pscan command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pscan command not found error message

Introduction

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

pscan: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pscan: command not found

In Ubuntu pscan is provided by pscan package.

pscan is:

pscan is a program which scans C source files for common function abuses, which often lead to security problems.

Functions which use variadic arguments will be flagged if they appear to contain user-controlled input.

It is a useful tool for those performing source code audits.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pscan

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

You can also use apt command to install pscan.

sudo apt -y install pscan

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

sudo aptitude install pscan

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