How to install golang version 1.6 on Linux

Over the past few years, Go has become a popular programming language, praised for its simplicity, speed of execution, and concurrency. The latest version of the Go language is 1.16. In this article, we will discuss how to install golang version 1.6 on Linux.

Preparation

Before starting the installation, we need to make sure we are using a 64-bit version of Linux system. We can check the bitness of our system with the following command:

uname -m

If the result is "x86_64", it means we are on a 64-bit system. If the result is "i386" or "i686", it means we are on a 32-bit system and golang 1.6 cannot be installed.

Install golang 1.6

1. Download golang 1.6

You can download any version of golang from golang’s official website. We will download the Linux (64-bit) zip file of golang 1.6.16.

Use the following command to download golang 1.6:

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.6.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz

2. Install golang 1.6

After the download is completed, we need to install golang 1.6 into the system. We install it in the /usr/local directory for global use.

Use the following command to create a directory named go, and then extract the downloaded golang 1.6 into the directory:

sudo mkdir /usr/local/go
sudo tar -xvf go1.6.16.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/go

3. Configure environment variables

We need to set the two environment variables GOROOT and GOPATH so that the operating system can find golang 1.6.

Open the ~/.bashrc file using the following command:

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following line at the end of the file:

export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH

Save the file and close it.

4. Reload environment variables

Use the following command to reload environment variables:

source ~/.bashrc

5. Check golang 1.6

Use the following command to check whether golang 1.6 is installed successfully:

go version

If golang 1.6 is installed successfully, you will see the following output:

go version go1.6.16 linux/amd64

Conclusion

Now we have succeeded Installed golang 1.6. You can start developing projects using golang 1.6 and enjoy the performance and concurrency benefits it brings.

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