Step 1 - Download From golang.org
Go to https://golang.org/dl/ and pick the version you want to download.
For your convenience, you can open a terminal and set the version you selected and set it to a variable.
For example, if I picked go1.11.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz I would do the following:
$ export GO_PKG=go1.11.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Now download:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ curl "https://dl.google.com/go/$GO_PKG" -o $GO_PKG
Step 2 - Untar The Package
Still in ~/Downloads directory:
$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xvzf $GO_PKG
Step 3 - Create A Link For Go’s Binary
This will create a link in your /usr/local/bin dir to the go installation path:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin/go
Step 4 - Edit .bashrc
Our last step is to set the GOPATH variable automatically.
Replace GO_WORKSPACE with your actual go workspace.
Edit .bashrc and add this:
export GOPATH=$GO_WORKPSACE
That’s it!
You can now test your go installation.
$ go
Go is a tool for managing Go source code.
Usage:
go command [arguments]
The commands are:
build compile packages and dependencies
clean remove object files and cached files
doc show documentation for package or symbol
env print Go environment information
bug start a bug report
fix update packages to use new APIs
fmt gofmt (reformat) package sources
generate generate Go files by processing source
get download and install packages and dependencies
install compile and install packages and dependencies
list list packages
run compile and run Go program
test test packages
tool run specified go tool
version print Go version
vet report likely mistakes in packages
Use "go help [command]" for more information about a command.
Additional help topics:
c calling between Go and C
buildmode build modes
cache build and test caching
filetype file types
gopath GOPATH environment variable
environment environment variables
importpath import path syntax
packages package lists
testflag testing flags
testfunc testing functions
Use "go help [topic]" for more information about that topic.
