How to Install and Uninstall gccgo Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "gccgo" package

This tutorial shows how to install gccgo on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gccgo
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gccgo" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gccgo on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gccgo
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gccgo package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: gccgo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:8.3.0-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2.3)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Provides: go-compiler
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), gcc (>= 4:7.4.0-1ubuntu2.3), gccgo-8 (>= 8.3.0-5~)
Suggests: gccgo-multilib
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-defaults/gccgo_8.3.0-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1148
MD5sum: 185059dbbf2317b2e3d81bec16194c43
SHA1: 3e3beaa8007c70143519cc7d4329d514bd6e7836
SHA256: 4fb85a0a5d2c6d4fe8bd98246cb5bb14d9db4bd54776e13e7abb121743eac4fb
SHA512: d81e76bd89978473773f5659837dcab2ff7659779789e91e0fd6345a3f99e60a88b3f69028adffadae8736d330e376d033b2706e2c5cecdcb25acb597d48131a
Description: Go compiler, based on the GCC backend
Description-md5: 9d336d49adc1ff59921be0a9229b7c40

Package: gccgo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:8-20180321-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.176ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Provides: go-compiler
Depends: cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), gcc (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), gccgo-8 (>= 8-20180321-1~)
Suggests: gccgo-multilib
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-defaults/gccgo_8-20180321-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1152
MD5sum: ea575f2bbd27718a4bc657bbb531a297
SHA1: b870779671f245bb21c59c2790bc1d268bcd5785
SHA256: 4e354b7d99a477bb5e15a3e42b859ad34a393d4793980bfce90db79511a1bbb9
Description: Go compiler, based on the GCC backend
Description-md5: 9d336d49adc1ff59921be0a9229b7c40