How To Install gccgo-multilib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gccgo-multilib on Kali Linux. gccgo-multilib is Go compiler, based on the GCC backend (multilib files)

Introduction

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

What is gccgo-multilib

gccgo-multilib 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.

A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

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

sudo apt-get -y install gccgo-multilib

Install gccgo-multilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gccgo-multilib

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

sudo aptitude -y install gccgo-multilib

How To Uninstall gccgo-multilib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gccgo-multilib

Uninstall gccgo-multilib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gccgo-multilib

Remove gccgo-multilib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gccgo-multilib

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gccgo-multilib

Dependencies

gccgo-multilib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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