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

Last updated: November 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the gccgo-go 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-go" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gccgo-go on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gccgo-go
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "gccgo-go" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gccgo-go
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the gccgo-go package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: gccgo-go
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.18~0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: golang-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Compiler Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 64
Depends: gccgo-11
Conflicts: golang-go
Filename: pool/universe/g/golang-defaults/gccgo-go_1.18~0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 41220
MD5sum: 666859c1c56bfe47afc3ddec495c74cb
SHA1: d45d118c430ef41bf279a7a02526334a3c0dde7a
SHA256: 4e2e930942fe7ee76e813bead74a88b6442e11449c9b7bc0c199b63de43ff34e
SHA512: 3ddb5f30375c49dd7c86d6a94fa57c6b399bd37eef580e8ba1e7dec630527d8b52528b7a0cbe1ce1537fc90dde2d4e997619611ed9d7335f9a0102626f216a70
Homepage: https://golang.org
Description: Go programming language -- gccgo
Description-md5: e9367fd5d4bee8931b5073c4b70ed278