How To Install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 on Debian 9. gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 is Go compiler (based on GCC) for the mips64 architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 on Debian 9.

What is gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 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 cross-compiler for the mips64 architecture.

There are three methods to install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 on Debian 9. 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-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 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-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 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-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

How To Uninstall gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Uninstall gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Remove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 Configurations and Data

To remove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Remove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64

Dependencies

gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.