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

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For fetching the latest version:

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

Also see the wiki

Answer 2

If someone is looking for installing Go 1.8 the follow this:

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

And then install go

sudo apt-get install golang-1.8-go

Answer 3

I like to use GVM for managing my Go versions in my Ubuntu box. Pretty simple to use, and if you're familiar with RVM, it's a nobrainer. It allows you to have multiple versions of Go installed in your system and switch between whichever version you want at any point in time.

Install GVM with:

sudo apt-get install bison mercurial
bash < <(curl -LSs 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moovweb/gvm/master/binscripts/gvm-installer')
. "$HOME/.gvm/scripts/gvm"

and then it's as easy as doing this:

gvm install go1.1.1
gvm use go1.1.1 --default

The default flag at the end of the second command will set go1.1.1 to be your default Go version whenever you start a new terminal session.

Answer 4

On recent Ubuntu (20.10) sudo apt-get install golang works fine; it will install version 1.14.

Answer 5

These days according to the golang github with for Ubuntu, it's possible to install the latest version of Go easily via a snap:

Using snaps also works quite well:

# This will give you the latest version of go
$ sudo snap install --classic go

Potentially preferable to fussing with outdated and/or 3rd party PPAs

Answer 6

You can also use the update-golang script:

update-golang is a script to easily fetch and install new Golang releases with minimum system intrusion

git clone https://github.com/udhos/update-golang
cd update-golang
sudo ./update-golang.sh