Installing golang via apt-get

install-golang-apt-get.sh

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-lxc/lxd-stable

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
sudo apt-get install golang

# Usually this is good to install golang, but alas the apt-get repo is usually out of sync with the latest.

latest is sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-lxc/stable

I suggest this one: https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Ubuntu

Are these method necessary now?
why can't I cant just update and do

sudo apt install golang-go

With this I get the lastest version 1.6.2

Latest version is 1.10, not 1.6.2.

Latest version is 1.16 now boys, read the official wiki, there's a installation guide

This is better option in my view: https://github.com/stefanmaric/g

This is better option in my view: https://github.com/stefanmaric/g

In my opinion this is better, https://asdf-vm.com with https://github.com/kennyp/asdf-golang

I concur @noraj and @nigurr, and all others, there are newer version and better ways to get Go installed based on what you're doing.

This gist is here for reference to a past blog entry and links. YMMV on use or if this even works anymore.

Yes. Agree. Keep it. Good source of info! Thanks.

Cant you just use this:
sudo apt install nala
sudo nala install golang

This OP I wrote is pretty dated at this point @g1gabyteDEV. So YMMV and I don't even do it this way anymore. 👍

Are these method necessary now? why can't I cant just update and do

sudo apt install golang-go

With this I get the lastest version 1.6.2

This still works in 2025 by the way.

Updated wiki https://go.dev/wiki/Ubuntu#using-ppa
Installs latest version by default, current default go1.23.6, go1.24.0 was released on 2025-02-11.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang-go

Updated wiki https://go.dev/wiki/Ubuntu#using-ppa Installs latest version by default, current default go1.23.6, go1.24.0 was released on 2025-02-11.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang-go

I would rather avoid adding the ppas to my debian again, these shouldn't be needed

Updated wiki go.dev/wiki/Ubuntu#using-ppa Installs latest version by default, current default go1.23.6, go1.24.0 was released on 2025-02-11.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang-go

I would rather avoid adding the ppas to my debian again, these shouldn't be needed

yeah, IIRC it was to get the latest go build on ubuntu