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title: Installing Go in Ubuntu using apt-get
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### Installing Go in Ubuntu using apt-get
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Using Ubuntu's Source Package Manager (apt-get) is the easiest way to install Go. You won't get the latest stable version, but for the purpose of learning this should be enough.
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>As of this writing, Ubuntu Xenial's version of go is 1.6.1, while the latest
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stable version is 1.9.1
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```sh
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$ sudo apt-get update
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$ sudo apt-get install golang-go
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```
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#### Check installation and version of go
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To check if go was successfully installed, use:
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```sh
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$ go version
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> go version go1.9.1 linux/amd64
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```
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This will print to the console the version of go, while at the same time making sure the installation went smoothly.
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