How To Install gccgo-6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gccgo-6
gccgo-6 is:
This is the GNU Go compiler, which compiles Go on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.
There are three methods to install gccgo-6 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 gccgo-6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-6
Install gccgo-6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccgo-6
Install gccgo-6 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 gccgo-6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-6
How To Uninstall gccgo-6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gccgo-6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccgo-6
Uninstall gccgo-6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccgo-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-6
Remove gccgo-6 Configurations and Data
To remove gccgo-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-6
Remove gccgo-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccgo-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
