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Why is the latest stable version on their website still 1.7.5? Where can I download 1.8 installation for linux (not source code)? I've just removed my previous

by Ice32 10y ago

Why is the latest stable version on their website still 1.7.5? Where can I download 1.8 installation for linux (not source code)? I've just removed my previous version and then I realize there's no 1.8 on their website.

bradfitz 10y ago
It's not released yet. The release machine is running.
AsyncAwait 10y ago
What linux distro are you on? Most people on Linux tend to use their package managers to get updates, or is your distro too far behind on Go?
- Ice32 10y ago
  I'm using xubuntu, how do I manage go through package manager?
  - purak 10y ago
    you can use 'godeb' to install the latest version of golang. it transforms upstream tarballs for the Go language in deb packages and installs them.
    - Ice32 10y ago
      Ty
  - jerf 10y ago
    I use godeb: https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb It packages the go release into .deb files, which you then can manage using standard Debian tools. Note that since it scrapes the release page for what releases are available, it won't be able to download 1.8 until it, you know, has actually been released, and sometimes the release page changes format upon a new release and it may take a bit for godeb to be updated.
    - Ice32 10y ago
      I've just installed 1.8 through godeb, thank you!
    - Ice32 10y ago
      Ty, I will try it
  - sfifs 10y ago
    I'd encourage you to look at building from source[1] rather than using package managers or binaries. It's quite simple, let's you upgrade/downgrade at will and importantly makes cross compiling to other architecture/OS trivial. https://golang.org/doc/install/source https://golang.org/doc/install/source
- stevekemp 10y ago
  There are a few packages I always install directly from source, to avoid lagging. Golang is one of them. If you're using Debian, or some similar system, chances are your package manager will never deploy something beneath /opt. So in my case I configure golang to install in /opt/golang/ On this particular host I have only three packages here: $ ls /opt/ arduino-1.8.0 calibre go-1.8

by Ice32 10y ago

bradfitz 10y ago

It's not released yet. The release machine is running.

AsyncAwait 10y ago

What linux distro are you on? Most people on Linux tend to use their package managers to get updates, or is your distro too far behind on Go?

Ice32 10y ago
I'm using xubuntu, how do I manage go through package manager?
- purak 10y ago
  you can use 'godeb' to install the latest version of golang. it transforms upstream tarballs for the Go language in deb packages and installs them.
  - Ice32 10y ago
    Ty
- jerf 10y ago
  I use godeb: https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb It packages the go release into .deb files, which you then can manage using standard Debian tools. Note that since it scrapes the release page for what releases are available, it won't be able to download 1.8 until it, you know, has actually been released, and sometimes the release page changes format upon a new release and it may take a bit for godeb to be updated.
  - Ice32 10y ago
    I've just installed 1.8 through godeb, thank you!
  - Ice32 10y ago
    Ty, I will try it
- sfifs 10y ago
  I'd encourage you to look at building from source[1] rather than using package managers or binaries. It's quite simple, let's you upgrade/downgrade at will and importantly makes cross compiling to other architecture/OS trivial. https://golang.org/doc/install/source https://golang.org/doc/install/source
stevekemp 10y ago
There are a few packages I always install directly from source, to avoid lagging. Golang is one of them. If you're using Debian, or some similar system, chances are your package manager will never deploy something beneath /opt. So in my case I configure golang to install in /opt/golang/ On this particular host I have only three packages here: $ ls /opt/ arduino-1.8.0 calibre go-1.8