Set up go on ubuntu

Setting up Go on Ubuntu is easy and only requires a few steps. Go is an open source programming language developed by Google that is designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to use. It is widely used in the development of software applications, particularly those that require concurrency and parallelism.

Install Go Ubuntu Command Line

Here are the steps to set up Go on Ubuntu:

1. First, you will need to download the Go installation package from the official Go website (https://golang.org/). Click on the “Download Go” button, then select the appropriate package for your system.
2. Once the download is complete, open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the Go installation package is located. For example:

cd Downloads

3. Extract the Go installation package using the tar command:

tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Note: Replace “go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz” with the actual name of the Go installation package that you downloaded.

4. Next, you will need to set up your Go workspace. This is where all of your Go code and libraries will be stored. By default, Go uses the “go” directory located in your home directory as the workspace. If you want to use a different location as your workspace, you can set the GOPATH environment variable to the desired location.

To set the GOPATH environment variable, open the ~/.bashrc file in a text editor:

nano ~/.bashrc

Then, add the following line to the end of the file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go

Replace “go” with the desired location of your Go workspace.

5. Finally, you will need to add the Go bin directory to your PATH environment variable. This will allow you to run Go commands from any directory on your system.

To set the PATH environment variable, add the following line to the end of the ~/.bashrc file:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Save the file and exit the text editor. Then, run the following command to apply the changes:

source ~/.bashrc

That’s it! Go is now installed and configured on your system. To verify that the installation is successful, run the following command:

go version

This should display the version of Go that you installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Go on your Ubuntu system. You can now start using Go to develop software applications.

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I hope this article was helpful in setting up Go on Ubuntu. Let me know if you have any questions or need further assistance.