How To Install gotype on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install golang-golang-x-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is gotype and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install gotype on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install gotype using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install gotype using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-golang-x-tools

Install gotype using apt

Because gotype is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install gotype using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-golang-x-tools

Install gotype using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install gotype by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golang-golang-x-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package gotype using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the gotype, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install golang-golang-x-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install golang-golang-x-tools

How To Uninstall gotype from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the gotype package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golang-golang-x-tools

Uninstall gotype and all its dependencies

To uninstall gotype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-golang-x-tools

Remove gotype with all configurations and data

To remove gotype configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golang-golang-x-tools

Remove gotype completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to gotype package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-golang-x-tools

Extra info and code examples

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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install gotype using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the gotype from Ubuntu 22.04.

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