Let’s talk about how to install Go on Alpine Linux

Installing Go programming language on Alpine Linux is a very simple task and only requires a few simple steps to complete. This article explains how to install Go on Alpine Linux.

Step 1: Update the system and install the necessary tools

Before starting to install Go, we need to update the system and install the necessary tools. Open a terminal and enter the following command:

apk update
apk upgrade
apk add curl bash

Step 2: Download and install Go

On Alpine Linux, we can use the official Go download page or download directly using curl. In this article, we will use curl to download Go.

Enter the following command in the terminal:

curl -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz

This will download Go from the official Go website. The download process may take a while.

After the download is completed, we will unzip the file and move it to the /usr/local directory:

tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 3: Set environment variables

After the installation is completed, We need to set environment variables in order to use the go command from the command line.

Open the /etc/profile file and add the following at the end:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Please note that this will make the go command available to all users. If you want only certain users to be able to use the command, you can add that line to a specific user's .bashrc file.

Save and close the file, then execute the following command to make the changes take effect:

source /etc/profile

Step 4: Verify the installation

After performing the above steps, we should be able to The go command is executed. Enter the following command in the terminal:

go version

If everything goes well, you will see an output similar to the following:

go version go1.16.7 linux/amd64

Now, you have successfully installed the Go programming language on Alpine Linux !

Summary

In this article, we explained four simple steps to install the Go programming language on Alpine Linux. First, we updated the system and installed the necessary tools. We then downloaded and installed Go using curl. Next we set up environment variables to use the go command from the command line. Finally, we verified the installation to make sure everything was working properly.

Thank you for reading this article, I hope this article can help you install the Go programming language on Alpine Linux!

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