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I always have this question: Since a large project like Golang has so many auto-build tools and test OSes, how hard is it to provide a binary download for e.g.

by est 11y ago

I always have this question: Since a large project like Golang has so many auto-build tools and test OSes, how hard is it to provide a binary download for e.g. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS? You know, not tarballs, but actual static binaries as deb packages installable via apt-get. Good examples: http://wiki.nginx.org/Install http://wiki.nginx.org/Install https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/5.6/installation/apt_repo.html https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/5.6/installation/... I root for open source movement, but to install something on a popular arch/OS by compiling from source everytime is just meaningless power consumption and adding CO2 emissions.

favadi 11y ago
If you don't have experience with packaging, https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm is probably your best bet. And it is super easy to use.
moondowner 11y ago
Try this https://github.com/geosoft1/tools https://github.com/geosoft1/tools (related blog post: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/09/easily-install-latest-golang-compiler.html http://www.webupd8.org/2014/09/easily-install-latest-golang-...)
insertnickname 11y ago
golang.org offers two types of downloads for Linux: a source tarball and a pre-compiled tarball. If you download the pre-compiled tarball, you just have to extract it somewhere and set some environment variables (all explained in detail on golang.org). If you really want to install Go via your package manager, you can install the golang package from the Ubuntu repositories. However, this package is naturally on an outdated version of Go. Also worth mentioning is godeb[1] which can generate and install a .deb of any version of Go for you. [1]: http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-go http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-g...
- est 11y ago
  > extract it somewhere and set some environment variables That's exactly the problems package would solve, well, plus easy update capabilities.
  - insertnickname 11y ago
    To install simply download the tarball, extract it to /usr/local/ and add /usr/local/go/bin to your $PATH. If you want to install it to a different location (I like to keep it in my home directory), you just to set $GOROOT to that path and set your $PATH accordingly. To update, just remove the old go dir and extract the new tarball in the same place. I'm ok with it.
    - gbersac 11y ago
      Simply is never that simply. There is always something that happen to suck in IT. You think you have done everything right and sometime, you just made a little misinterpretation that screw everything and you can lose a lot of time figuring out what. That being said, I had no problem installing go on my ubuntu, despite the fact that I consider that the installation process sucks.
      - insertnickname 11y ago
        $ wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.4.2.linux-amd64.ta... $ tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz $ echo "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> /etc/profile That's it, it is that simple. All you have to do now is set your $GOPATH, and you would need to do that even if you had installed Go through a package.
- rattray 11y ago
  > If you really want to install Go via your package manager, Don't most people want to install X via their package manager? > However, this package is naturally on an outdated version of Go I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not here - why would a package such as this be outdated?
jerf 11y ago
For debian-esque, I use https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb .
pokstad 11y ago
You can download and install the binaries on Ubuntu: http://pokstad.com/2015/02/03/installing-go-binaries-on-ubuntu.html http://pokstad.com/2015/02/03/installing-go-binaries-on-ubun...

by est 11y ago

favadi 11y ago

If you don't have experience with packaging, https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm is probably your best bet. And it is super easy to use.

moondowner 11y ago

Try this https://github.com/geosoft1/tools https://github.com/geosoft1/tools (related blog post: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/09/easily-install-latest-golang-compiler.html http://www.webupd8.org/2014/09/easily-install-latest-golang-...)

insertnickname 11y ago

golang.org offers two types of downloads for Linux: a source tarball and a pre-compiled tarball. If you download the pre-compiled tarball, you just have to extract it somewhere and set some environment variables (all explained in detail on golang.org). If you really want to install Go via your package manager, you can install the golang package from the Ubuntu repositories. However, this package is naturally on an outdated version of Go. Also worth mentioning is godeb[1] which can generate and install a .deb of any version of Go for you. [1]: http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-go http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-g...

est 11y ago
> extract it somewhere and set some environment variables That's exactly the problems package would solve, well, plus easy update capabilities.
- insertnickname 11y ago
  To install simply download the tarball, extract it to /usr/local/ and add /usr/local/go/bin to your $PATH. If you want to install it to a different location (I like to keep it in my home directory), you just to set $GOROOT to that path and set your $PATH accordingly. To update, just remove the old go dir and extract the new tarball in the same place. I'm ok with it.
  - gbersac 11y ago
    Simply is never that simply. There is always something that happen to suck in IT. You think you have done everything right and sometime, you just made a little misinterpretation that screw everything and you can lose a lot of time figuring out what. That being said, I had no problem installing go on my ubuntu, despite the fact that I consider that the installation process sucks.
    - insertnickname 11y ago
      $ wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.4.2.linux-amd64.ta... $ tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz $ echo "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> /etc/profile That's it, it is that simple. All you have to do now is set your $GOPATH, and you would need to do that even if you had installed Go through a package.
rattray 11y ago
> If you really want to install Go via your package manager, Don't most people want to install X via their package manager? > However, this package is naturally on an outdated version of Go I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not here - why would a package such as this be outdated?

jerf 11y ago

For debian-esque, I use https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb https://github.com/niemeyer/godeb .

pokstad 11y ago

You can download and install the binaries on Ubuntu: http://pokstad.com/2015/02/03/installing-go-binaries-on-ubuntu.html http://pokstad.com/2015/02/03/installing-go-binaries-on-ubun...