Go Installer 🐹

Install Golang on Linux, Mac or Windows with hassle of environment variables setting.

How to use it (Linux/MacOS) 🤔

Installing (or even updating) Go ⬇️

You can clone the repository and then choose how you want to run the script:

git clone
cd go-installer

• By running the script directly:

  • Linux: bash go.sh
  • MacOS: ./go.sh
  • Windows: .\go.ps1

Or by simply running whatever suits you from the following commands (wget or curl):

# downloads then runs the script
wget https://git.io/go-installer.sh && bash go-installer.sh

# doesn't download the script ~ runs the script directly
bash <(curl -sL https://git.io/go-installer)

Now, you can go grab a cup of coffee ☕, sit back 😌 and relax while the magic happens! 🔮

Note By default the script will create .go and go folders on your HOME directory & add the needed variables to your PATH variable.

$HOME/.go is where Go will be installed. $HOME/go is the default workspace.

To install Go to another location or set a custom workspace, set the environment variables GOROOT or GOPATH before installing (or uninstalling) Go.

For example:

export GOROOT=/opt/go            # where Go is installed
export GOPATH=$HOME/projects/go  # your workspace

Read more about workspaces in Go.

Specifying a version to install 🧐

By default, the script installs the latest version available. You can choose what version to install by adding the --version flag, followed by the version you want to install.

bash go.sh --version 1.19.4

Checking if a specific version is installed 🔍

You can check if a specific version of Go is installed by using the --version check flag, followed by the version you want to check.

bash go.sh --version check 1.19.4

Show Help Message 🍁

To show the following help message use bash go.sh help.

Uninstalling Go ❌

bash go.sh remove

Running Tests Locally with Docker 🐳

You can run tests locally using Docker to ensure a consistent environment and prevent side-effects on your host system. On CI environments, tests will run normally.

To run tests locally, simply use the make test command, and all the magic will happen:

make test

This command will build the Docker image and run the tests inside the Docker container.

How to use it (Windows) 🤔

Installing (or even updating) Go ⬇️

.\go.ps1 -Command install

Specifying a version to install 🧐

.\go.ps1 -Command install -Version 1.19.2

Checking if a specific version is installed 🔍

.\go.ps1 -Command remove

Uninstalling Go ❌

.\go.ps1 -Command update

Show Help Message 🍁

.\go.ps1 -Command help

Running Tests Locally with Docker 🐳

.\go.ps1 -Command test

Using Makefile for Common Tasks 🛠️

A Makefile is provided to simplify common tasks. Here are some useful commands:

• Linux/MacOS

  • Install Go: make install
  • Uninstall Go: make uninstall
  • Check if a specific version is installed: make check-version VERSION=1.19.4
  • Run tests: make test

• Windows

  • Install Go: make install-windows
  • Uninstall Go: make uninstall-windows
  • Check if a specific version is installed: make check-version-windows VERSION=1.19.4
  • Run tests: make test-windows

How to Contribute 🤝

1. Fork the repository.
2. Clone the forked repository.
3. Create a new branch.
4. Make your changes.
5. Commit your changes.
6. Push the changes to your fork.
7. Create a pull request.
8. Star the repository.
9. Wait for the pull request to be reviewed and merged.
10. Celebrate 🎉

How it works ⚙️

The script does the following steps:

• Checks if Go is already installed.
• Detects the installed operating system (Linux or Mac).
• Detects system architecture (armv6, armv8, amd64, i386).
• Parses the https://go.dev/dl download page to find the latest version of Go that is available for your platform and architecture.
• Exits if you have the latest version of Go already installed.
• Downloads the latest version of Go.
• Creates the needed directories for workspace and Go binaries.
• Extracts the files of the downloaded package.
• Adds the binaries to PATH environment variable.
• Removes the downloaded installation file.

Demo.mp4

🔥 WORKS LIKE A CHARM 🚀