How To Install libgo4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgo4
libgo4 is:
Library needed for GNU Go applications linked against the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgo4 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgo4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgo4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgo4
Install libgo4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgo4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgo4
Install libgo4 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 libgo4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgo4
How To Uninstall libgo4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgo4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgo4
Uninstall libgo4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgo4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgo4
Remove libgo4 Configurations and Data
To remove libgo4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgo4
Remove libgo4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgo4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgo4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
