flawfinder software package provides examines source code and looks for security weaknesses, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install flawfinder
flawfinder is installed in your system.
Make ensure the flawfinder package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep flawfinder *
You will get with flawfinder package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | flawfinder |
| Version | 1.27-3 |
| Description | examines source code and looks for security weaknesses |
| Sub Section | Utils |