Install Golang 1.7 on Raspberry Pi

golang_on_rpi.md

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.7.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.7.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Should probably use export PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH to ensure the local go installation is referenced first for binaries.

works with go v1.8 too:

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

@movalex Your second command should be

tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.linux-armv6l.tar.gz

corrected, thanks!

I came here from Google. Updated for 1.8.3 (latest Go stable release):

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.3.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.3.linux-armv6l.tar.gz

Then add:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

To your ~/.profile file and it'll set it automatically on each login.

works great :)

After installation do source .profile or reboot :)

Add the following to ~/.profile to include installed Go packages to PATH

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin

Go 1.9 :

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.9.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.3.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

@jebeaudet Your second command should be

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.9.linux-armv6l.tar.gz

If already installed golang with apt-get, then need:

sudo apt remove golang
sudo apt-get autoremove
source .profile # need first add "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin" to it

Version 1.9.2

wget https://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/go/go1.9.2.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.9.2.linux-armv6l.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

can you create independent /go/bin folders to link an entirely new project?