How to Install golang-1.6 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install golang-1.6 software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

golang-1.6 software package provides Go programming language compiler - metapackage, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install golang-1.6 

golang-1.6 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the golang-1.6 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep golang-1.6 *

You will get with golang-1.6 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

golang-1.6 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Development
Package golang-1.6
Version 1.6.1-0ubuntu1
Description Go programming language compiler - metapackage
Sub Section Devel


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