Updating Go is simply a matter of removing old Go installation directory and replace it with new one. For your particular use case -
Remove the go folder under /usr/lib (the /usr/bin/go just holds the binary). Install the new go version to /usr/local as mentioned on golang installation manual and have GOROOT set up Update PATH variable to point to "/usr/local/go/bin" by adding below to /etc/environment variable :/usr/local/go/bin So the final PATH looks something like this - PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/local/go/bin" Execute 'source /etc/environment' You are set On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 8:27:07 AM UTC+5:30, Robert Solomon wrote: > > I have a question regarding file locations for go on Ubuntu. I just > installed Ubuntu 18.04 and installed go 1.10.1 thru the package > manager. That puts the go system in /usr/bin. > > The instructions on the golang site when installing an updated version > of go, like version 1.10.2, says to install in /usr/local so the to > system ends up in /usr/local/go/bin. > > If I wanted to install an updated go, like v 1.11 when it comes out, how > do I handle the fact that apt put the current go files in /usr/bin? > > Thx > > --rob > > > -- *::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only.E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted,lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents(with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or redBus.com. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of redBus.com. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification,distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of redbus. <http://redbus.in/>com is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately.Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects.* -- *::DISCLAIMER:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only.E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted,lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents(with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or redBus.com. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of redBus.com. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification,distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of redbus. <http://redbus.in/>com is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately.Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
