How to install golang on ubuntu

Hello Everyone in this post I will save my little note about how to install golang on ubuntu.What is golang ?. Go-language or Go is a programming language created by Google around 2007. This language is also popularly used by many applications such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

Check ubuntu version

Before we install i always check my linux version

lsb_release -a

output:

// Output
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release:        18.04
Codename:       bionic

1. Install via apt-get

Open your terminal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install golang-go

After that check Go version

go version

Output:

go version

2. Install via binary distribution

Let’s start install golang. First open the web go with this url https://golang.org/dl/ and select the release that is compatible with your OS.

go1.23.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Now Open your terminal, download and extract in the current folder.

wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf go1.13.1.linux-amd64.tar.gzz

Now we have a folder called /go in the current directory location. Move the location to /usr/local/.

sudo mv go /usr/local

Set Environment

And the last step is to add it to the global variable via the .bashrc or .profile file. if you are confused, look for the .bashrc or .profile file in your home folder /home click view -> show hidden files

Just open it, you’re free to use any editor, the important thing is you have to Open as root or use the terminal, type like this.

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

Scroll down and add the last line like this.

or if you use the terminal just type.

# Go Global variables
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH

don’t forget to save. Update the current session by loading the config we just changed with the command.

source ~/.bashrc

Check Go Version

Let’s check Go version

go version