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title: Installing Go in Mac OS X using Package Installer
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### Installing Go in Mac OS X using Package Installer

From the [golang's download page](https://golang.org/dl/), get the Mac package installer (ending in .pkg) and run it.

![screenshot of golang's download page as of this writting, highliting link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlexandroPerez/resources/master/img/mac_package_installer.jpg "Mac package installer link")

#### Check installation and version of go

To check if go was successfully installed, open your terminal and use:

```sh
$ go version
```
This should print to the console the version of go, while at the same time making sure the installation went smoothly.