1. Install GO Development Environment

1.1. By package manager

CentOS 8

Install Go by dnf:

$ sudo dnf install go-toolset

Ubuntu

Install Go by apt:

$ sudo apt install -y golang

Show the version:

$ go version
go version go1.18.1 linux/amd64

The packaged version is quite old, so it is not recommended.

1.2. By release tar balls/pkgs

Donwload and install Go manually:

Linux

$ curl -LO https://go.dev/dl/go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ echo "PATH=\"/usr/local/go/bin:\${PATH}\"" | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/go.sh

Open a new console:

$ go version
go version go1.24.2 linux/amd64

macOS

For Intel silicon:

$ curl -LO https://go.dev/dl/go1.24.4.darwin-amd64.pkg
$ open go1.24.4.darwin-amd64.pkg

Open a new console:

$ go version  
go version go1.24.4 darwin/amd64

For Apple silicon:

$ curl -LO https://dl.google.com/go/go1.26.3.darwin-arm64.pkg
$ open go1.26.3.darwin-arm64.pkg

Open a new console:

$ go version
go version go1.26.3 darwin/arm64
$ which go
/usr/local/go/bin/go
$ go env GOPATH  
/Users/xxxx/go