How to Install and Uninstall golang-golang-x-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "golang-golang-x-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                golang-golang-x-tools
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "golang-golang-x-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall golang-golang-x-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                golang-golang-x-tools
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the golang-golang-x-tools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: golang-golang-x-tools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 101729
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: pkg-go
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:0.0~git20160315.0.f42ec61-2
Replaces: golang-go (<< 2:1.2), golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20150716.0.87156cb~)
Provides: golang-go.tools
Depends: golang-golang-x-tools-dev, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Breaks: golang-go (<< 2:1.2), golang-go.tools (<< 1:0.0~git20150716.0.87156cb~)
Filename: pool/universe/g/golang-golang-x-tools/golang-golang-x-tools_0.0~git20160315.0.f42ec61-2_amd64.deb
Size: 15197812
MD5sum: a1634e127389401ee12a9690930cfb90
SHA1: 36cbce87fc27cd2640952d61a9688aa3c1833804
SHA256: 1b068659242191af638b39b2c77f13da1905ed7bc8123cd5af58daf62482813f
Description-en: supplementary Go tools
This subrepository holds the source for various packages and tools that
support the Go programming language.
.
Some of the tools, godoc and vet for example, used to be included in the
golang-go package. Others, including the Go oracle and the test coverage tool,
can be fetched with "go get".
.
Packages include a type-checker for Go and an implementation of the Static
Single Assignment form (SSA) representation for Go programs.
Description-md5: e34084d88c06480ee1c22d1df714cb85
Built-Using: golang-defaults (= 2:1.6-1ubuntu4), golang-golang-x-net-dev (= 1:0.0+git20160110.4fd4a9f-1), golang-google-appengine (= 0.0~git20150606-2), golang-google-cloud (= 0.0~git20150613-1)
Homepage: http://golang.org/x/tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu