The latest articles on DEV Community by Biswajyoti Chowdhury (@babs232). https://dev.to/babs232 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F553819%2F6d0aa76f-3be2-42d3-8b33-64af563d42a1.png https://dev.to/babs232 en Biswajyoti Chowdhury Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:12:19 +0000 https://dev.to/babs232/how-to-installupdate-go-development-tools-using-apt-on-ubuntu-k7h https://dev.to/babs232/how-to-installupdate-go-development-tools-using-apt-on-ubuntu-k7h <p>The default way of installing Go development tools via apt is to use the below command</p> <p><code>sudo apt install golang</code></p> <p>This installation, in most cases, will contain a slightly older version of the Go development tools. If we want to update to the latest version of Go, then we can use the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~longsleep/+archive/ubuntu/golang-backports" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golang Backports</a> PPA which hosts the latest versions of Go.</p> <p>Below is how we can use the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~longsleep/+archive/ubuntu/golang-backports" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golang Backports</a> PPA</p> <ul> <li>Add the repository</li> </ul> <p><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports</code></p> <ul> <li>Update apt</li> </ul> <p><code>sudo apt update</code></p> <ul> <li>Install Go</li> </ul> <p><code>sudo apt install golang-go</code></p> <ul> <li>Alternatively, we can provide specific versions as well</li> </ul> <p><code>sudo apt install golang-1.19</code></p> <p>The above-mentioned method works for both standalone and WSL installations of Ubuntu (tested with Ubuntu 22.04 on WSL2).</p> softwaredevelopment career productivity