How to Install and Uninstall golang-github-lib-pq-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "golang-github-lib-pq-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install golang-github-lib-pq-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "golang-github-lib-pq-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall golang-github-lib-pq-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the golang-github-lib-pq-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: golang-github-lib-pq-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 243
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Go Packaging Team
Architecture: all
Source: golang-github-lib-pq
Version: 0.0~git20151007.0.ffe986a-1
Replaces: golang-pq-dev (<< 0.0~git20151007.0.ffe986a-1~)
Provides: golang-pq-dev
Breaks: golang-pq-dev (<< 0.0~git20151007.0.ffe986a-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/golang-github-lib-pq/golang-github-lib-pq-dev_0.0~git20151007.0.ffe986a-1_all.deb
Size: 53408
MD5sum: 0bf95f75d289e1b925559019d3e47ebc
SHA1: 73438d126a92701f68462aafb90695f2bb4150d8
SHA256: e126fdd45d79158bad1c6ef54ef1c10089abb044e0084a3413cf626fd517cab8
Description-en: pure Go postgres driver for Go’s database/sql package
After importing this package, you can connect to a postgres database from your
Go programs. This package does not depend on libpq-dev and does not need cgo,
making it suitable for use when cross-compiling.
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This package contains the source.
Description-md5: ddd6d184ba3724fbff94650f97472fe8
Built-Using: golang (= 2:1.5.1-0ubuntu2)
Homepage: https://github.com/lib/pq
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu