How To Install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-8-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-8-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-8-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-8-arm-linux-gnueabi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
How To Uninstall gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
Uninstall gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi Configurations and Data
To remove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-8-arm-linux-gnueabi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
