How to install Go on Ubuntu 22.04

To Install Go On Ubuntu 22.04

Introduction:

Go was originally built for programs related to networking and infrastructure. It was intended to replace popular high-performance server-side languages like Java and C++. Today, Go is used for a variety of applications like cloud and server-side applications, DevOps, command line tools, and much more.

Procedure :

Step – 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release:	22.04
Codename:	jammy

Step – 2 : Before installation, need to update the repository by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
255 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

Step – 3 : Download Go by using wget command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz -O go.tar.gz
--2024-03-21 13:30:54--  https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Resolving go.dev (go.dev)... 216.239.32.21, 216.239.38.21, 216.239.36.21, ...
Connecting to go.dev (go.dev)|216.239.32.21|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://dl.google.com/go/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz [following]
--2024-03-21 13:30:54--  https://dl.google.com/go/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Resolving dl.google.com (dl.google.com)... 172.217.160.142, 2404:6800:4007:81a::200e
Connecting to dl.google.com (dl.google.com)|172.217.160.142|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 66615271 (64M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘go.tar.gz’

go.tar.gz                         100%[===========================================================>]  63.53M  10.3MB/s    in 6.2s    

2024-03-21 13:31:01 (10.2 MB/s) - ‘go.tar.gz’ saved [66615271/66615271]

Step – 4 : Extract the downloaded file in the /usr/local location by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# tar -xzvf go.tar.gz -C /usr/local
go/test/typeparam/typeswitch7.go
go/test/typeparam/typeswitch7.out
go/test/typeparam/valimp.dir/
go/test/typeparam/valimp.dir/a.go
go/test/typeparam/valimp.dir/main.go
go/test/typeparam/valimp.go
go/test/typeparam/value.go
go/test/typeswitch.go
go/test/typeswitch1.go
go/test/typeswitch2.go
go/test/typeswitch2b.go
go/test/typeswitch3.go
go/test/uintptrescapes.dir/
go/test/uintptrescapes.dir/a.go
go/test/uintptrescapes.dir/main.go
go/test/uintptrescapes.go
go/test/uintptrescapes2.go
go/test/uintptrescapes3.go

Step – 5 : Set the path of Go executables in the ~/.profile, by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# echo export PATH=$HOME/go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH >> ~/.profile

Step – 6 : Then, save the changes by sourcing the file by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# source ~/.profile

Step – 7 : Check the version of Go by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# go version
go version go1.21.4 linux/amd64

Step – 8 : create a simple Go program by using vim editor

root@linuxhelp:~# vim demo.go
copy the following code in the file
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}

Step – 9 : Run the program by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# go run demo.go
Hello, World!

Conclusion :

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to installation of Go on Ubuntu 22.04. Your feedback is much welcome.