How to Install and Uninstall golang-go Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 10,2024

You can also install and uninstall the golang-go on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

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1. Install "golang-go" package

This guide let you learn how to install golang-go on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "golang-go" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall golang-go on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the golang-go package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: golang-go
Source: golang-defaults
Version: 2:1.19~1
Installed-Size: 69
Maintainer: Debian Go Compiler Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: 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
Depends: golang-1.19-go, golang-src (>= 2:1.19~1)
Suggests: git
Conflicts: gccgo-go
Breaks: gccgo-5 (<< 5.3.1-12~), gccgo-6 (<< 6-20160319-1~), 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
Description: Go programming language compiler, linker, compiled stdlib
Description-md5: 4b644c1329d03644c1e0137da5dcdaf3
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://golang.org
Tag: devel::TODO, devel::buildtools, devel::compiler, role::program
Section: golang
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/golang-defaults/golang-go_1.19~1_amd64.deb
Size: 44956
MD5sum: d57c73a091dc4a64341ae8c0987fd78f
SHA256: 2177ae060e8291db3ddcbe1aab03df3947b0294627414b1d0cd48901efade157