How To Install gcc-go on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-go on CentOS 7. gcc-go is Go support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-go on CentOS 7.

What is gcc-go

The gcc-go package provides support for compiling Go programs with the GNU Compiler Collection.

We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-go on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-go.

Install gcc-go on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-go using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-go

Install gcc-go on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-go using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-go

How To Uninstall gcc-go on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gcc-go package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-go

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-go on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.