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GO Download and Install

Figure 1: go Download and Install page

Step 1: Download and Run go package

Click the Download (x.x.x) button and open the package file from your $HOME/Downloads directory. Follow the prompts to complete installation. The go distribution will be installed in the /usr/local/go directory.

📝 The installer is supposed to add /usr/local/go/bin to $PATH automatically

Step 2: Confirm go version and $PATH usage

go version

Installed go modules will be placed in the go environment’s GOPATH. This path can be verified in the terminal.

⚠️ GOPATH is NOT added to the $PATH

Step 3: Verify environment GOPATH

go env GOPATH