How To Install golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is golang-golang-x-tools
golang-golang-x-tools is:
This subrepository holds the source for various packages and tools that support the Go programming language.
Some of the tools, godoc and vet for example, used to be included in the golang-go package. Others, including the Go oracle and the test coverage tool, can be fetched with “go get”.
Packages include a type-checker for Go and an implementation of the Static Single Assignment form (SSA) representation for Go programs.
There are three methods to install golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-golang-x-tools 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-golang-x-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install golang-golang-x-tools
Install golang-golang-x-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install golang-golang-x-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install golang-golang-x-tools
Install golang-golang-x-tools 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-golang-x-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install golang-golang-x-tools
How To Uninstall golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the golang-golang-x-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove golang-golang-x-tools
Uninstall golang-golang-x-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall golang-golang-x-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-golang-x-tools
Remove golang-golang-x-tools Configurations and Data
To remove golang-golang-x-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge golang-golang-x-tools
Remove golang-golang-x-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove golang-golang-x-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-golang-x-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-golang-x-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
