Introduction
This is an article with one specific main focus. It is showing how to install a new package with the name of golang. The installation process is in Ubuntu Linux 18.04 operating system. It uses apt package manager and it exists in the form of command. It is for managing package of tool. In other words, installing golang is possible using apt package manager.
Installation Process
Before the installation, switch to ‘root’ account. Basically, just do all the following steps for installing golang.
1. First step, check the package with the name of golang. It is important whether golang exist or not in the operating system :
root@hostname:~# apt list --installed | grep golang WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. root@hostname:~#
2. Furthermore, there is no package with the name of golang according to the output above. So, just carry on to the next step. Obviously, it is a step for installing go. Just type the following command :
root@hostname:~# apt -y install golang Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libpcre16-3 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpcrecpp0v5 libssl-doc pkg-php-tools shtool Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: golang-1.10 golang-1.10-doc golang-1.10-go golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime golang-1.10-src golang-doc golang-go golang-race-detector-runtime golang-src pkg-config Suggested packages: bzr mercurial subversion The following NEW packages will be installed: golang golang-1.10 golang-1.10-doc golang-1.10-go golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime golang-1.10-src golang-doc golang-go golang-race-detector-runtime golang-src pkg-config 0 upgraded, 11 newly installed, 0 to remove and 122 not upgraded. Need to get 42,8 MB of archives. After this operation, 229 MB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 golang-1.10-src amd64 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 [11,1 MB] Get:2 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 golang-1.10-go amd64 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 [28,6 MB] Get:3 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 golang-1.10-doc all 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 [2.419 kB] Get:4 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 golang-1.10 all 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 [11,2 kB] Get:5 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang-src amd64 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 [3.676 B] Get:6 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang-go amd64 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 [22,0 kB] Get:7 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang-doc all 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 [2.944 B] Get:8 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang amd64 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 [2.896 B] Get:9 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime amd64 0.0+svn285455-0ubuntu1 [478 kB] Get:10 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 pkg-config amd64 0.29.1-0ubuntu2 [45,0 kB] Get:11 http://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 golang-race-detector-runtime amd64 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 [3.456 B] Fetched 42,8 MB in 37s (1.150 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package golang-1.10-src. (Reading database ... 326347 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../00-golang-1.10-src_1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-1.10-src (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-1.10-go. Preparing to unpack .../01-golang-1.10-go_1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-1.10-go (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-1.10-doc. Preparing to unpack .../02-golang-1.10-doc_1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking golang-1.10-doc (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-1.10. Preparing to unpack .../03-golang-1.10_1.10.4-2ubun tu1~18.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking golang-1.10 (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-src. Preparing to unpack .../04-golang-src_2%3a1.10~4ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-src (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-go. Preparing to unpack .../05-golang-go_2%3a1.10~4ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-go (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-doc. Preparing to unpack .../06-golang-doc_2%3a1.10~4ubuntu1_all.deb ... Unpacking golang-doc (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang. Preparing to unpack .../07-golang_2%3a1.10~4ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime. Preparing to unpack .../08-golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime_0.0+svn285455-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime (0.0+svn285455-0ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package pkg-config. Preparing to unpack .../09-pkg-config_0.29.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking pkg-config (0.29.1-0ubuntu2) ... Selecting previously unselected package golang-race-detector-runtime. Preparing to unpack .../10-golang-race-detector-runtime_2%3a1.10~4ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking golang-race-detector-runtime (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Setting up golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime (0.0+svn285455-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up golang-race-detector-runtime (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Setting up pkg-config (0.29.1-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up golang-1.10-src (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Setting up golang-src (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Setting up golang-1.10-go (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Setting up golang-1.10-doc (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Setting up golang-go (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Setting up golang-1.10 (1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1) ... Setting up golang-doc (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... Setting up golang (2:1.10~4ubuntu1) ... root@hostname:~#
Testing the golang utility
Finally, after installing go in the previous section, just try to execute it. Just do the following steps :
1. First of all, check whether the golang package exist after the previous installation. Just type the following command :
root@hostname:~# apt list --installed | grep golang WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. golang/bionic,now 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 amd64 [installed] golang-1.10/bionic-updates,bionic-updates,now 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 all [installed,automatic] golang-1.10-doc/bionic-updates,bionic-updates,now 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 all [installed,automatic] golang-1.10-go/bionic-updates,now 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 amd64 [installed,automatic] golang-1.10-race-detector-runtime/bionic,now 0.0+svn285455-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] golang-1.10-src/bionic-updates,now 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.1 amd64 [installed,automatic] golang-doc/bionic,bionic,now 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 all [installed,automatic] golang-go/bionic,now 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] golang-race-detector-runtime/bionic,now 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] golang-src/bionic,now 2:1.10~4ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] root@hostname:~#
2. Next, switch to normal user.
3. After that, execute the ‘go’ command as follows :
user@hostname:/usr/bin$ go
Go is a tool for managing Go source code.
Usage:
go command [arguments]
The commands are:
build compile packages and dependencies
clean remove object files and cached files
doc show documentation for package or symbol
env print Go environment information
bug start a bug report
fix update packages to use new APIs
fmt gofmt (reformat) package sources
generate generate Go files by processing source
get download and install packages and dependencies
install compile and install packages and dependencies
list list packages
run compile and run Go program
test test packages
tool run specified go tool
version print Go version
vet report likely mistakes in packages
Use "go help [command]" for more information about a command.
Additional help topics:
c calling between Go and C
buildmode build modes
cache build and test caching
filetype file types
gopath GOPATH environment variable
environment environment variables
importpath import path syntax
packages package lists
testflag testing flags
testfunc testing functions
Use "go help [topic]" for more information about that topic.
user@hostname:/usr/bin$
Actually, executing the ‘go’ command according in the above output is a success. So, the installation of ‘go’ is actually finished.