How to install Go on Linux Debian 11.3

To Install Go on Linux Debian 11.3

Introduction:

Go was originally built for programs related to networking and infrastructure. It was intended to replace popular high-performance server-side languages like java and C++. Today, go is used for a variety of applications like cloud and serverside applications, DevOps, command line tools and much more.

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release –a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11
Codename:       bullseye
No LSB modules are available.

Step 2: check the IP address by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: ens33: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:0c:29:f2:4d:6c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp2s1
    inet 192.168.6.133/23 brd 192.168.7.255 scope global noprefixroute ens33
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::b6ad:ef36:1ad2:bcbb/64 scope link noprefixroute

Step 3: Update the package by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease
Hit:4 https://packages.sury.org/php bullseye InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Step 4: Download the golang package by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -q https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/getgo/installer_linux

Step 5: Give the executable permission by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod +x installer_linux

Step 6: Install the package by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ./installer_linux
Welcome to the Go installer!
Downloading Go version go1.18.3 to /root/.go
This may take a bit of time...
Downloaded!
Setting up GOPATH
GOPATH has been set up!

Step 7: Add the go function file to the system shell scripts by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# source /root/.bash_profile

Step 8: check the Go version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# go version
go version
go version go1.18.3 linux/amd64

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Go on Linux Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.