Standard Way to Install Golang

Overview

This is exactly what is described on the official Golang site.

Download and install - The Go Programming Language

I’m writing this both as a reference for explanations in other Golang-related articles and as a memo for myself.

Environment

• CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)

Steps

I recommend installing the latest version that matches your environment from Golang Official - Downloads.

• Build from source

$ cd /usr/local/src
$ sudo wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.7.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.7.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz

• Configure PATH

$ sudo cat << 'EOF' | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/golang.sh
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
EOF

$ sudo cp /etc/profile.d/golang.sh /etc/profile.d/golang.csh

$ source /etc/profile

• Verify

$ go version

go version go1.7.5 linux/amd64

That completes the Golang installation.