How To Install golint on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golint on Kali Linux.

What is golint

golint is:

Golint differs from gofmt. Gofmt reformats Go source code, whereas golint prints out style mistakes.

Golint differs from govet. Govet is concerned with correctness, whereas golint is concerned with coding style. Golint is in use at Google, and it seeks to match the accepted style of the open source Go project.

There are three methods to install golint 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 golint Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install golint

Install golint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install golint using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golint

Install golint 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 golint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golint

How To Uninstall golint on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the golint package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golint

Uninstall golint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golint

Remove golint Configurations and Data

To remove golint configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golint

Remove golint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golint

Dependencies

golint have the following dependencies:

References

• golint website

Summary

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