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upgrades go to current version; removes prior version artifacts
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upgradeGo
#!/bin/bash
# remove the old Go
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
# remove artifacts from prior version
rm -rf $GOPATH/bin/*
rm -rf $GOPATH/pkg/*
# download and extract Go to /usr/local/go/
# change the tarball for different version/arch
wget -qO- https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.6.linux-amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar xz -C /usr/local
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