How To Install golang-statik on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-statik on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is golang-statik
golang-statik is:
statik allows you to embed a directory of static files into your Go binary to be later served from an http.FileSystem.
There are three methods to install golang-statik 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-statik 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-statik using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install golang-statik
Install golang-statik Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-statik using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install golang-statik
Install golang-statik 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-statik using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install golang-statik
How To Uninstall golang-statik on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the golang-statik package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove golang-statik
Uninstall golang-statik And Its Dependencies
To uninstall golang-statik and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-statik
Remove golang-statik Configurations and Data
To remove golang-statik configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge golang-statik
Remove golang-statik configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove golang-statik configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-statik
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-statik package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
