How to Install gccgo software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install gccgo software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

gccgo software package provides Go compiler, based on the GCC backend, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gccgo 

gccgo is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gccgo package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gccgo *

You will get with gccgo package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gccgo package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package gccgo
Version 4:4.9-1ubuntu6
Description Go compiler, based on the GCC backend
Sub Section devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gccgo software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?