How to Install and Uninstall gccgo Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "gccgo" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gccgo on Kali Linux

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gccgo

2. Uninstall "gccgo" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gccgo on Kali Linux:

$ sudo apt remove gccgo $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gccgo package on Kali Linux

Package: gccgo
Source: gcc-defaults (1.214)
Version: 4:13.2.0-7
Installed-Size: 11
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: go-compiler
Depends: cpp (>= 4:13.2.0-7), cpp-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 4:13.2.0-7), gcc (>= 4:13.2.0-7), gccgo-13 (>= 13.2.0-11~), gccgo-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 4:13.2.0-7)
Suggests: gccgo-multilib
Size: 1216
SHA256: 802776af7f376d224f1d5cb0c85f574b1157daba16c414b396c6de95ff6bd333
SHA1: 4057d8111afc50a0d10e5b3da18582a4c4a81b4a
MD5sum: 1b43709a2f064de9e0b152bfaec40927
Description: Go compiler, based on the GCC backend
This is the GNU Go compiler, which compiles Go on platforms supported by
the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.
.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Go compiler.
Description-md5:
Tag: devel::compiler, role::program
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gccgo_13.2.0-7_amd64.deb