How to install the current version of Go in Ubuntu Precise

Question

Running sudo apt-get install golang-stable, I get Go version go1.0.3. Is there any way to install go1.1.1?

Answer 1

I use this instruction to install the latest version of

1. Remove the existing Go version:

   sudo apt-get purge golang*
   

2. Install the latest version of Go:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install golang-go
   

3. Create the .profile file in the home path with this content:

   # ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
   # This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
   # exists.
   # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
   # the files are located in the bash-doc package.
   
   # the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
   # for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
   #umask 022
   
   # if running bash
   if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
       # include .bashrc if it exists
       if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
           . "$HOME/.bashrc"
       fi
   fi
   
   # set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories
   PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
   

4. Set Go workspace to the environment variable:

   GOPATH=~/.go
   

5. Apply the .profile configuration:

   source ~/.profile
   

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Test:

$ go version
go version go1.11.1 linux/amd64

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Ref: Go-GitHub-Installation