From cd1ce5cac7d7d48ee67a522c545a46c70ed57a19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Lance Taylor Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:38:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that the Go project does not support the Debian packages --- Ubuntu.md | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Ubuntu.md b/Ubuntu.md index 8831c222..fcd8f8db 100644 --- a/Ubuntu.md +++ b/Ubuntu.md @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ +The Go project's official download page is at [https://golang.org/dl/](https://golang.org/dl/). + +There are some other options for Debian based systems like Ubuntu. These packages were not created by the Go project, and we don't support them, but they may be useful for you. + Try: ``` $ sudo apt-get install golang-go ``` -... but if that's too old for you, try: +If that's too old for you, try: ``` $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gophers/archive @@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt-get install golang-1.9-go ``` -> Note that golang-1.9-go puts binaries in /usr/lib/go-1.9/bin. If you want them on your PATH, you need to make the change yourself. +> Note that golang-1.9-go puts binaries in /usr/lib/go-1.9/bin. If you want them on your PATH, you need to make that change yourself. Using snaps also works quite well: @@ -20,11 +24,7 @@ Using snaps also works quite well: # This will give you the latest version of go $ snap install --classic go ``` -> restart required to get command recognized - -Or use Go's official (non-Deb) downloads: - -https://golang.org/dl/ +> A restart is required for the command to be recognized. If you're using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and are unable to install `golang-1.9-go`, then you can also use the `longsleep/golang-backports` PPA: @@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ If you're using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and are unable to install `golang-1.9-go`, then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install golang-go -``` - +``` \ No newline at end of file