How To Install gocode on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gocode on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gocode
gocode is:
Gocode is a autocompletion helper tool for the Go programming language that is intended to be integrated with source code editors.
There are three methods to install gocode 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 gocode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gocode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gocode
Install gocode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gocode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gocode
Install gocode 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 gocode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gocode
How To Uninstall gocode on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gocode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gocode
Uninstall gocode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gocode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gocode
Remove gocode Configurations and Data
To remove gocode configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gocode
Remove gocode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gocode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gocode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gocode package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
