How To Install gccgo on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo on Kali Linux.

What is gccgo

gccgo 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.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Go compiler.

There are three methods to install gccgo on Kali Linux. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gccgo

Install gccgo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gccgo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gccgo

Install gccgo Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gccgo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gccgo

How To Uninstall gccgo on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gccgo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gccgo

Uninstall gccgo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gccgo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo

Remove gccgo Configurations and Data

To remove gccgo configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo

Remove gccgo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gccgo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo

Dependencies

gccgo have the following dependencies:

• cpp

References

• gccgo website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.