docs/go.md

Go

Install go programming language to user .local/bin directory.

Remove old version before installation

rm -rf $HOME/.local/go

Install binary release from repositories

Check release information for the latest stable version.

VERSION=
wget -qO go.tar.gz "https://dl.google.com/go/go$VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz" \
  && tar -C $HOME/.local -xzf go.tar.gz \
  && rm go.tar.gz

Set up environment variables

cat << EOF >> $HOME/.bashrc
export GOPATH=\$HOME/Projects/go
export GOROOT=\$HOME/.local/go
export PATH=\$GOROOT/bin:\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin
EOF