How to install golang under Win/macOS/Linux

Golang is an efficient programming language. It has attracted the attention of more and more developers for its simplicity, efficiency, concurrent programming and other advantages. In order to properly install and use Golang, you need to figure out how to download and install packages for the programming language. This article will introduce how to install Golang packages under common operating systems.

Windows

Under Windows, you can download the binary installation package suitable for this platform from the Golang official website. Follow the steps below to install:

1. Download the binary installation package for Windows from the Golang official website.
2. Double-click the installation package to install and follow the Setup wizard.
3. Configure your environment variables according to the installation program's requirements.
4. Verify that the installation is correct by entering the go version command on the command line. This command will output the Golang version information.

macOS

Under macOS, you can install Golang packages in the following ways:

1. Install Golang through the Homebrew package manager. Run the following command in the terminal:

brew update
brew install go

2. If you want to use the officially released binaries, you can install them manually by following the steps below.

   • Download the installation package suitable for macOS from the Golang official website.
   • Double-click the installation package to start the installation and follow the Setup wizard.
   • After completing the installation, you need to configure environment variables. Open the ~/.bash_profile. file in a terminal and add the following:

export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/GoProjects
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin

• Close the file and save the changes. Open a new terminal window and enter the go version command to verify that the installation was successful.

Linux

Under Linux, you can install Golang packages in the following ways:

1. Use a package manager to install Golang. Run the following command in the terminal:

   • Ubuntu/Debian:

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

• CentOS/Fedora:

sudo yum install go

2. If you want to use the officially released binaries, you can install them manually by following the steps below.

   • Download the installation package suitable for Linux from the Golang official website.
   • Unzip the installation package and copy it to the /usr/local/ directory:

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf goX.XX.X.linux-amd64.tar.gz

• Then /usr/local/go/bin Add to the system's PATH variable. Open the ~/.bash_profile. file in a terminal and add the following:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

• Close the file and save the changes. Open a new terminal window and enter the go version command to verify that the installation was successful.

Summary

Through the above steps, you can successfully install Golang packages on different operating systems. We recommend using a package manager to install Golang as it makes it easy to manage dependencies and updates. In the meantime, using officially released binaries is also a viable option. No matter which approach you choose, Golang should become one of your favorites, providing efficient, scalable, and concurrent processing capabilities for your big data and analytics applications.

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