How To Install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04. gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is GNU Go compiler (multilib support) (cross compiler for x32 architecture)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 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-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

How To Uninstall gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Uninstall gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Remove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data

To remove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

Remove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-7-multilib-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.