How To Install golang-race-detector-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-race-detector-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is golang-race-detector-runtime
golang-race-detector-runtime is:
The runtime support for the race detector is included as a binary file in the go source distribution so this package exists to build it from source on trusted infrastructure.
Installing this package will make the -race flag to the go tool functional.
This is a dependency package that depends on the race detector runtime for the default version of Go.
There are three methods to install golang-race-detector-runtime 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 golang-race-detector-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-race-detector-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install golang-race-detector-runtime
Install golang-race-detector-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-race-detector-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install golang-race-detector-runtime
Install golang-race-detector-runtime 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 golang-race-detector-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install golang-race-detector-runtime
How To Uninstall golang-race-detector-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the golang-race-detector-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove golang-race-detector-runtime
Uninstall golang-race-detector-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall golang-race-detector-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-race-detector-runtime
Remove golang-race-detector-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove golang-race-detector-runtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge golang-race-detector-runtime
Remove golang-race-detector-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove golang-race-detector-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-race-detector-runtime
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-race-detector-runtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
