How to Install golang software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install golang software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

golang software package provides Go programming language compiler - metapackage, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install golang 

golang is installed in your system.

Make ensure the golang package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep golang *

You will get with golang package name, version, architecture and description in a table

golang package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package golang
Version 2:1.2.1-2ubuntu1
Description Go programming language compiler - metapackage
Sub Section devel


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