I've reported this as a bug in Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=818415 and got the maintainers approval.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #818415 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=818415 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to golang in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1555856 Title: move to per-Go-major version coinstallable packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-5/+bug/1555856/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs