Golang: Dev environment setup in Ubuntu 16.04

Contents

1. Setup Go runtime in Ubuntu 16.04
2. Configure VS Code for Golang

Setup Go runtime in Ubuntu 16.04

1. Download Go for Linux
2. Open Terminal
   • Go to ‘Downloads’ folder
   • cd Downloads
3. Extract the downloaded Go archive in /usr/local
   • tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.10.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
4. Update PATH environment variable
   • nano $HOME/.profile
   • Append export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin to this file
5. Restart computer
6. Type go in terminal to check if the installation was successful
   • Expected output Go is a tool for managing Go source code

Configure VS Code for Golang

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to View -> Extensions
3. Type go in the search bar
4. Install the extension provided by Microsoft with over 4Mn downloads
5. Restart VS Code
6. Open a new file
7. Select the Plain Text option at the bottom right corner of the screen
8. Modify it to Go language
9. Select the Analysis Tools Missing option at the bottom right corner of the screen
10. Select Install