How To Install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu on Kali Linux. gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu is Go compiler (based on GCC) for the i386 architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu on Kali Linux.

What is gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu 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 i386 architecture.

There are three methods to install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu 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-multilib-i686-linux-gnu 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-multilib-i686-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu 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-multilib-i686-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Uninstall gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Remove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu Configurations and Data

To remove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Remove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu

Dependencies

gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-multilib-i686-linux-gnu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.