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

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

gccgo-go software package provides Go tool for use with gccgo, 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-go 

gccgo-go is installed in your system.

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

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gccgo-go *

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

gccgo-go package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package gccgo-go
Version 1.2.1-0ubuntu1
Description Go tool for use with gccgo
Sub Section devel


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