How To Install gccgo-7-multilib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-7-multilib on Debian 10.
What is gccgo-7-multilib
gccgo-7-multilib is:
This is the GNU Go compiler, which compiles Go on platforms supported by the gcc compiler.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install gccgo-7-multilib on Debian 10. 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-7-multilib 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-7-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-7-multilib
Install gccgo-7-multilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-7-multilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccgo-7-multilib
Install gccgo-7-multilib 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 gccgo-7-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-7-multilib
How To Uninstall gccgo-7-multilib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gccgo-7-multilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccgo-7-multilib
Uninstall gccgo-7-multilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccgo-7-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-7-multilib
Remove gccgo-7-multilib Configurations and Data
To remove gccgo-7-multilib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-7-multilib
Remove gccgo-7-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccgo-7-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-7-multilib
Dependencies
gccgo-7-multilib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-7-multilib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.