How to Install and Uninstall gccgo Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gccgo on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "gccgo" package

This tutorial shows how to install gccgo on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gccgo on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gccgo
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-defaults (1.193ubuntu1)
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 (>= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gcc (>= 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gccgo-11 (>= 11.2.0-1~)
Suggests: gccgo-multilib
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-defaults/gccgo_11.2.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 974
MD5sum: d62973b0ec815636e64e127e17fc3074
SHA1: b12882b73e3a59491f51ab5bf8438aa8a4abf6be
SHA256: 6b2161aee620fe27fc1ac28fb4e09b40cd4e976129ca9fa4aa40b372f44501bd
SHA512: 772c9a8064c749f017ca6b929a766f35e42931f2b09022764ae543b31b8b72639b7b0a5448b9e310c579dabfcd9dbacde42f8ea782cad5f5a61172446a9ea46d
Description: Go compiler, based on the GCC backend
Description-md5: 9d336d49adc1ff59921be0a9229b7c40