How To Install c2go on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install c2go on Ubuntu 22.04. c2go is tool for transpiling C to Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install c2go on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is c2go

c2go is:

This package contains a tool for converting C to Go.

The goals of this project are:

  • To create a generic tool that can convert C to Go.
  • To be cross platform (Linux and Mac) and work against as many clang versions as possible (the clang AST API is not stable).
  • To be a repeatable and predictable tool (rather than doing most of the work and you have to clean up the output to get it working.)
  • To deliver quick and small version increments.
  • The ultimate milestone is to be able to compile the SQLite3 source code and have it working without modification.

There are three methods to install c2go on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install c2go Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install c2go using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install c2go

Install c2go Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install c2go using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install c2go

Install c2go 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 c2go using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install c2go

How To Uninstall c2go on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the c2go package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove c2go

Uninstall c2go And Its Dependencies

To uninstall c2go and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove c2go

Remove c2go Configurations and Data

To remove c2go configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge c2go

Remove c2go configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove c2go configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge c2go

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install c2go package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.