How to Install and Uninstall gccgo-8 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "gccgo-8" package

Please follow the guidance below to install gccgo-8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gccgo-8" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall gccgo-8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gccgo-8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gccgo-8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: gccgo-8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-3ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100118
Provides: go-compiler
Depends: gcc-8-base (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), gcc-8 (= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libgo13 (>= 8.4.0-3ubuntu2), libc6-dev (>= 2.13-0ubuntu6), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:5.0.1~), libisl22 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gccgo-8-doc
Conflicts: golang-go (<< 2:1.3.3-1ubuntu2)
Breaks: libgo12 (<< 8-20171209-2)
Replaces: libgo12 (<< 8-20171209-2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gccgo-8_8.4.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 17507312
MD5sum: b69a987ceef345f76926f76b4e37eb1f
SHA1: c4c74fda2983b3d7ab1765b495f4bdf539949b5a
SHA256: f28fa7cb9ef58cc0dff7927d390199ea62854847dca9576d11602264b1839e12
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GNU Go compiler
Description-md5: 58c2a4ce4d3fe6815f7a6ee86b4db16d