How to install go and hugo

instructions.txt

how to install golang on linux

Get go releases from here https://go.dev/dl/

1. download the latest release : wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
2. sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
3. export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
4. $ go version
>  go version go1.21.4 linux/amd64

for installing .deb packages
sudo dpkg i packageName.deb

for listing a particular package
sudo dpkg -l hugo
> ||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
  +++-==============-============-============-=======================================
  ii  hugo           0.120.4      amd64        Build, archive and release Go programs.

note: ii in the first column of the output - that means 'installed ok installed, 

to remove the package itself (without the configuration files), you'll have to run:
$ dpkg -r <packageName>


for purging a package
sudo dpkh -P package

installing hugo
get releases, ( extended ones: support scss)
1.  wget https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v0.120.4/hugo_extended_0.120.4_linux-amd64.deb
2.   sudo dpkg -i hugo_extended_0.120.4_linux-amd64.deb
3. check hugo version


to delete (purge) the package completely (with configuration files):
$ dpkg -P urserver

to check if the package has been removed successfully:
$ dpkg -l urserver

If the package has been removed without configuration files, you'll see the rc status near the package name, otherwise, if you have purged the package completely, the output will be empty