How to Remove Packages Installed with go get in Go

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Using go mod tidy

go mod tidy ensures that the go.mod file matches the source code in the module. It adds any missing module requirements necessary to build the current module’s packages and dependencies, and it removes requirements on modules that don’t provide any relevant packages. It also adds any missing entries to go.sum and removes unnecessary entries.

mod
go mod tidy

Using rm Command

It's safe to just delete the source directory and compiled package file. Find the source directory under $GOPATH/src and the package file under $GOPATH/pkg/.

Using @none Version

A go package can be removed as follows:

Removing
go get package@none

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