How to Install and Uninstall golang-go Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "golang-go" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install golang-go on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "golang-go" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall golang-go on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the golang-go package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: golang-go
Source: golang-defaults
Version: 2:1.11~1
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Go Compiler Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: golang-doc (<< 2:1.6.1+1~), golang-go-darwin-386, golang-go-darwin-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-386, golang-go-freebsd-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-arm, golang-go-linux-386, golang-go-linux-amd64, golang-go-linux-arm, golang-go-netbsd-386, golang-go-netbsd-amd64, golang-go-windows-386, golang-go-windows-amd64, golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~), golang-golang-x-tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~)
Depends: golang-1.11-go, golang-src (>= 2:1.11~1)
Conflicts: gccgo-go
Breaks: gccgo-5 (<< 5.3.1-12~), gccgo-6 (<< 6-20160319-1~), golang-doc (<< 2:1.6.1+1~), golang-go-darwin-386, golang-go-darwin-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-386, golang-go-freebsd-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-arm, golang-go-linux-386, golang-go-linux-amd64, golang-go-linux-arm, golang-go-netbsd-386, golang-go-netbsd-amd64, golang-go-windows-386, golang-go-windows-amd64, golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~), golang-golang-x-tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~)
Description: Go programming language compiler, linker, compiled stdlib
Description-md5: 4b644c1329d03644c1e0137da5dcdaf3
Homepage: https://golang.org
Tag: devel::TODO, devel::buildtools, devel::compiler, role::program
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/golang-defaults/golang-go_1.11~1_amd64.deb
Size: 23432
MD5sum: 5af3934283ad25c4a9161fca6857176c
SHA256: e75281c5904b595552d6fe0cb9890fde8ef6174bc43ce502b5be2510e4491094