How to Install Go on a VM Virtual Box running Ubuntu under Windows

OK. I know you love Windows. You can preserve your windows environment and create a linux ecosystem to run Golang.

Step 1 : Install Oracle VM Virtual Box.

Step 2 : Download Ubuntu Installer Desktop stable version.

Step 3 : Open VM Virtual Box and create new virtual machine, choose operation system linux and version Ubuntu and a good number of RAM memory. Storage > IDE Controller > CD/DVD Drive > set to Ubuntu Installer downloaded previously.

Step 4 : Run new virtual machine and install Ubuntu OS.

Step 5 : Start Ubuntu and open terminal window through right mouse button and run this commands:

$ wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.9.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

$ sudo tar -xvf go1.9.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

$ sudo mv go /usr/local

What did you do? First download Go binary files compressed (tar.gz), uncompressed them and move directory go to /usr/local.

Step 6 : Setup Go Environment

$ export GOROOT=/usr/local/go

Suggested folder names “Projects/Go”

$ mkdir -p $HOME/Projects/Go

$ export GOPATH=$HOME/Projects/Go

$ export PATH=$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin:$PATH

Here you create your Go application and becoming compatible to use github:

$ mkdir -p $HOME/Projects/Go/src/github.com/user/projectname

Thank you.