How To Install golang-mode on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-mode on Debian 9.
What is golang-mode
golang-mode is:
This package provides a GNU Emacs major mode for editing code in Google’s Go programming language.
There are three methods to install golang-mode on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install golang-mode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-mode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install golang-mode
Install golang-mode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-mode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install golang-mode
Install golang-mode 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 golang-mode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install golang-mode
How To Uninstall golang-mode on Debian 9
To uninstall only the golang-mode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove golang-mode
Uninstall golang-mode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall golang-mode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-mode
Remove golang-mode Configurations and Data
To remove golang-mode configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge golang-mode
Remove golang-mode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove golang-mode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-mode
Dependencies
golang-mode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-mode package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
