Installing golang compiler in linux machine
Download the Go 1.12.1 binary archive suitable for your operating system from the official Go website (https://golang.org/dl/).
wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.12.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive to the /usr/local directory:
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.12.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Add the Go binary directory to your system’s PATH environment variable by editing your shell profile file (e.g. ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc) and adding the following lines:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
Reload your shell profile to apply the changes:
source ~/.bashrc
go version
output:
go version go1.12.1 linux/amd64
lets print HelloWorld! from go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Printf("HelloWorld!")
}
Output:
HelloWorld!