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title: Installing Go in Arch Linux using pacman
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### Installing Go in Arch Linux using pacman
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Using Arch Linux Package Manager (pacman) is the easiest way to install Go. Based on the Arch Linux philosophy of providing new software versions very fast, you will get a very current version of go.
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Before you can install the go package, you have to bring the system up to date.
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```sh
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$ sudo pacman -Syu
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$ sudo pacman -S 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 go2.11.1 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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