How to Install and Uninstall golang Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "golang" package

Please follow the instructions below to install golang on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall golang on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the golang package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: golang
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.21~2
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: 11
Depends: golang-1.21, golang-doc (>= 2:1.21~2), golang-go (>= 2:1.21~2), golang-src (>= 2:1.21~2)
Filename: pool/main/g/golang-defaults/golang_1.21~2_amd64.deb
Size: 2726
MD5sum: bcfa599419f872f01b386018397bedcc
SHA1: 735043a86df6ada8222ff0f414d00f0bf6ac7e06
SHA256: a4d3fac06713ee8d639d427e70e83591813ecfa8091b96f92281cb32584ae321
SHA512: e507529f4298881b2f78087b5c629ea2c15497f358a4d6e375e3fc45d9cf18b0d2c67ad176c8b7153a86e8f3fc1023366c746a7c7e628a618b8cd6e41851542f
Homepage: https://golang.org
Description: Go programming language compiler - metapackage
Description-md5: 8650a23f44e2d60a785ad3123733d6d8