How to update the Go version

update-golang.md

How to update the Go version

System: Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora. Might work for others as well.

1. Uninstall the exisiting version

As mentioned here, to update a go version you will first need to uninstall the original version.

To uninstall, delete the /usr/local/go directory by:

$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go

2. Install the new version

Go to the downloads page and download the binary release suitable for your system.

3. Extract the archive file

To extract the archive file:

$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf /home/nikhita/Downloads/go1.8.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz

4. Make sure that your PATH contains /usr/local/go/bin

$ echo $PATH | grep "/usr/local/go/bin"

I have sketched a simple script to automate the task:

git clone https://github.com/udhos/update-golang
cd update-golang
sudo ./update-golang.sh

Thanks @udhos! That script worked perfectly!

Thank you @nikhita for sharing and @udhos for the script.

@udhos thanks so much 👍

You are awesome# @nikhita !
Thank you

why its still showing as 1.6.2 after running script? am i doing something wrong?

Thanks @udhos

Will the script work on windows7 as well? pls confirm..

@akkida746 No, it's a bash script. It is not compatible with Windows' shell

@udhos it works like a charm!

@udhos thanks a lot!!

Nice

thanks @udhos works perfectly on my linux box

thanks udhos, script worked flawlessly on mac

@saifiifazal I have the same problem.
It's showing the old version even after running the script.
Here is a screenshot.

Remove your previous install first?

apt-get purge golang-go
rm -rvf /usr/local/go/

Remove any mention of go in e.g. your ~/.bashrc and then do command

whereis go

@udhos Script worked perfectly

@udhos your script works perfec. Thanks!

@udhos thanks for script

@udhos Thanks for the script!

Thank you @nikhita and @udhos !

Thanks for this gist. It's funny ! after completing all the tasks you find the script of the first comment. It would be nice if it was included directly in the gist. Thank you.

There's no need to delete the old copy. You can just overwrite it. Here's a one-liner that should work for Linux and MacOS:

curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$(curl --silent https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html | grep -Eo 'go[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+' | sort -V | uniq | tail -1).$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(case "$(uname -m)" in i*) echo '386' ;; x*) echo 'amd64' ;; *) echo 'armv61'; esac).tar.gz  | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C $(dirname $(dirname $(which go)))

It always grabs the latest version and overwrites whatever is in your path (based on which go). I've only tested it on Linux since that's all I have access to. Let me know if you have any issues with it and I'll fix it.

PS. Here's a multi-line more verbose version:

release=$(curl --silent https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html | grep -Eo 'go[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+' | sort -V | uniq | tail -1)
os=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
arch=$(case "$(uname -m)" in i*) echo '386' ;; x*) echo 'amd64' ;; *) echo 'armv61'; esac)

curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$release.$os-$arch.tar.gz \
  | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C $(dirname $(dirname $(which go)))

EDIT: When you paste the one-liner into zsh, it inserts a single backslash (\) after the first dollar sign ($). It looks like /golang/$\(curl instead of /golang/$(curl. You have to remove that backslash or you'll get the following error: zsh: parse error near ')'.

brew upgrade go

@fabienthetis real mvp

brew upgrade go

Did the job, thanks!
I was trying to tweak @fearphage one-liner. Because my mac (sierra 10.12.6) does not support the -V sort option!
Then I saw @fabienthetis comment!!!!!
So K.I.S.S.

Thanks a ton!

Thanks !

Awesome!

git clone https://github.com/udhos/update-golang
cd update-golang
sudo ./update-golang.sh

@udhos Its Works in Centos. Good and Thanks

@udhos Thanks, work perfect!

@udhos, really great. Thanks!

@udhos, Thank you very much!

Alternative, when you don't mind having multiple different versions:

go get golang.org/dl/go1.12.4
go1.12.4 download
go1.12.4 version

The one-liner provided by @fearphage worked perfectly for me! ^__^

@fearphage It works for me on Ubuntu 18.04. Thank you so much.

In Mac OS，Just download Official binary distributions and Install again .

Thanks @udhos! That script worked nicely!

EXCELENT!

@udhos Thanks!

Thank you very much!

@udhos Script worked perfectly, thank you very much!

I have sketched a simple script to automate the task:

git clone https://github.com/udhos/update-golang
cd update-golang
sudo ./update-golang.sh

U get this error
update-golang.sh: die: could not download using curl from: https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.12.7.darwin-amd64.tar.gz

I tried the one liner from @fearphage, but got a zsh: parse error near ')', so I ran his final curl --silent command after replacing his variables with the values I obtained when I ran each of his 'release', 'os' and 'arch' one-liners one at a time (beforehand).

curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.12.7.darwin-amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local/go

Worked perfectly! Thanks :)

I tried the one liner from @fearphage, but got a zsh: parse error near ')'

When you paste it in, for some reason the shell tries to escape some things. It inserts a single backslash (\) after the first $. It looks like /golang/$\(curl instead of /golang/$(curl. This is what is breaking it. Remove that backslash and you're good to go. I'm not sure how to paste without that auto-correct.

EDIT: This seems to be a function of zsh trying to be helpful... although it is not in this case.

I have sketched a simple script to automate the task:

git clone https://github.com/udhos/update-golang
cd update-golang
sudo ./update-golang.sh

U get this error
update-golang.sh: die: could not download using curl from: https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.12.7.darwin-amd64.tar.gz

Do you have 'curl' on your system? The scripts depends on either 'wget' or 'curl' to download the release.

works perfect @udhos

@udhos and @fearphage thanks a lot of you !!!

Interesting that no one mentioned gvm

udhos your script work perfect.
a doubt, should I delete the previous version that is renamed by the script
thanks!

@tatecapone yes, unless you have some special need to keep it.

@fabienthetis thanks

Thanks!!! El jue., 12 sept. 2019 a las 1:32, udhos (<notifications@github.com>) escribió:

…

@tatecapone <https://github.com/tatecapone> yes, unless you have some special need to keep it. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/432436d570b89cab172dcf2894465753?email_source=notifications&email_token=AJHYJAUNDTUH7XU7P247LRDQJHA7VA5CNFSM4HHVS4RKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVNDWS43UINXW23LFNZ2KUY3PNVWWK3TUL5UWJTQAFYUPI#gistcomment-3025140>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJHYJAQGS6UPYM3SAUDQMFDQJHA7VANCNFSM4HHVS4RA> .

There's no need to delete the old copy. You can just overwrite it. Here's a one-liner that should work for Linux and MacOS:

curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$(curl --silent https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html | grep -Eo 'go[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+' | sort -V | uniq | tail -1).$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(case "$(uname -m)" in i*) echo '386' ;; x*) echo 'amd64' ;; *) echo 'armv61'; esac).tar.gz  | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C $(dirname $(dirname $(which go)))

It always grabs the latest version and overwrites whatever is in your path (based on which go). I've only tested it on Linux since that's all I have access to. Let me know if you have any issues with it and I'll fix it.

PS. Here's a multi-line more verbose version:

release=$(curl --silent https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html | grep -Eo 'go[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+' | sort -V | uniq | tail -1)
os=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
arch=$(case "$(uname -m)" in i*) echo '386' ;; x*) echo 'amd64' ;; *) echo 'armv61'; esac)

curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$release.$os-$arch.tar.gz \
  | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C $(dirname $(dirname $(which go)))

EDIT: When you paste the one-liner into zsh, it inserts a single backslash (\) after the first dollar sign ($). It looks like /golang/$\(curl instead of /golang/$(curl. You have to remove that backslash or you'll get the following error: zsh: parse error near ')'.

This worked perfectly for me. Thanks
PS: Since using the zsh, that last tip was a strange finding though

Great script ^ works fine for bash as well:

goupdate() {
  release=$(curl --silent https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html | grep -Eo 'go[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+' | sort -V | uniq | tail -1)
  os=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
  arch=$(case "$(uname -m)" in i*) echo '386' ;; x*) echo 'amd64' ;; *) echo 'armv61'; esac)

  curl --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/$release.$os-$arch.tar.gz | sudo tar -vxz --strip-components 1 -C $(dirname $(dirname $(which go)))
  source ~/.bashrc
  echo "updated to $(go version)"
}

Obrigado @udhos! Worked like a charm on Mac :)