How To Install libgo16 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo16 on Ubuntu 22.04. libgo16 is Runtime library for GNU Go applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo16 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libgo16

libgo16 is:

Library needed for GNU Go applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgo16 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgo16 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgo16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgo16

Install libgo16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgo16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgo16

Install libgo16 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgo16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgo16

How To Uninstall libgo16 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libgo16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgo16

Uninstall libgo16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgo16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgo16

Remove libgo16 Configurations and Data

To remove libgo16 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgo16

Remove libgo16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgo16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgo16

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo16 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.