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

Last updated: December 24,2024

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

This is a short guide on how to install golang-go on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "golang-go" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall golang-go 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-go package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: golang-go
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.18~0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: golang-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Compiler Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 67
Depends: golang-1.18-go, golang-src (>= 2:1.18~0ubuntu2)
Suggests: git
Conflicts: gccgo-go
Breaks: gccgo-5 (<< 5.3.1-12~), gccgo-6 (<< 6-20160319-1~), golang-doc (<< 2:1.6.1+1~), golang-go-darwin-386, golang-go-darwin-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-386, golang-go-freebsd-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-arm, golang-go-linux-386, golang-go-linux-amd64, golang-go-linux-arm, golang-go-netbsd-386, golang-go-netbsd-amd64, golang-go-windows-386, golang-go-windows-amd64, golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~)
Replaces: golang-doc (<< 2:1.6.1+1~), golang-go-darwin-386, golang-go-darwin-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-386, golang-go-freebsd-amd64, golang-go-freebsd-arm, golang-go-linux-386, golang-go-linux-amd64, golang-go-linux-arm, golang-go-netbsd-386, golang-go-netbsd-amd64, golang-go-windows-386, golang-go-windows-amd64, golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20151026.0.0f9d71c-1~)
Filename: pool/main/g/golang-defaults/golang-go_1.18~0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 41784
MD5sum: dab427709cf994495b304b27eb9a62b3
SHA1: 57f7452bdf9f3afa94e81ae84a1effa531774c2d
SHA256: 4dc6a014af954dc27ce6fde2abc019e55d28acc74b39765b42298475a9815683
SHA512: 3e908232af75ab0cc4a47d4d8228ac18705305bfe1eae9bf93c40c68d115a9080d38009284776c2940e79a6696a5817242b096e4b282ad1ab5e3ebdfeffe6835
Homepage: https://golang.org
Description: Go programming language compiler, linker, compiled stdlib
Description-md5: 4b644c1329d03644c1e0137da5dcdaf3