How to Install and Uninstall golang-1.21 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the golang-1.21 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 "golang-1.21" package

This tutorial shows how to install golang-1.21 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "golang-1.21" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall golang-1.21 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the golang-1.21 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: golang-1.21
Architecture: all
Version: 1.21.1-1~ubuntu22.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/golang
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Compiler Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 43
Depends: golang-1.21-doc (>= 1.21.1-1~ubuntu22.04.2), golang-1.21-go (>= 1.21.1-1~ubuntu22.04.2), golang-1.21-src (>= 1.21.1-1~ubuntu22.04.2)
Filename: pool/universe/g/golang-1.21/golang-1.21_1.21.1-1~ubuntu22.04.2_all.deb
Size: 5696
MD5sum: 05383b46405a6c65e9c02e7e75665d82
SHA1: 4b80d3378849d909e0257899f7880c5d4732d7f7
SHA256: dceaa08a66c2e02c71a00ef94e280684d022c865f81f2274c3f0a8223c49fdc1
SHA512: 89f399fdb58e040aadc1ec65eab3c1fa7891f00524807b0cda8ecb6fbc09adc9ee6b53b31028f6136b0938b004e0f34677ac694a2141692e640ae0832aab9df5
Homepage: https://go.dev/
Description: Go programming language compiler - metapackage
Description-md5: 25fc56746bc77593fa7d740792281089