Learn How To Install Golang 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04

October 27, 2019

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    Go (Golang) is a modern programming language developed at Google, and focused on simplicity and safety. It has become a popular language used for server-side development.

    First, you need to download Golang.

    cd ~
wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz

    Now, you need to decompress the files.

    tar -xf go1.8.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz

    Move the folder to /opt/ or some other directory of your choice. Remember that if you choose another directory, you need to correct the path accordingly in the next steps.

    mv go /opt/

    Add the environment path.

    mkdir /opt/gopkg
export GOPATH="/opt/gopkg" 
export GOROOT="/opt/go"

    Now you will need to add these to your PATH variable.

    export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin

    If you wish for the changes to be permanent, you will need to put the following commands into the .profile file.

    Open the file.

    sudo nano ~/.profile

    Insert the following at the end.

    export GOPATH="/opt/gopkg" 
export GOROOT="/opt/go"
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin

    Verify installation.

    go version

    Check the installation by running the go command. When you run the command, you will see a list of options.

    Create a file called hello.go.

    cd /opt/gopkg
nano hello.go

    Insert the following code.

    package main
import "fmt"
func main(){
        fmt.Printf("Hello IT Web Servicesn");
}

    You can run this test script with the following.

    go run hello.go

    The message “Hello IT Web Services” will show in your terminal.

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