lost and found ( for me ? ): Install go language by using gvm

about gvm.

https://github.com/moovweb/gvm

You can install specific Go version and switch go version from one to another with gvm.

install required packages to build gvm

# tail -1 /etc/lsb-release ;uname –ri

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 13.10"

3.11.0-19-generic x86_64

# apt-get install curl git mercurial make binutils bison gcc build-essential

install gvm

# source /root/.gvm/scripts/gvm

# which gvm

/root/.gvm/bin/gvm

install go 1.2

# gvm install go1.2

Downloading Go source...

Installing go1.2...

* Compiling...

# gvm list

gvm gos (installed)

go1.2

# gvm use go1.2 --default

Now using version go1.2

# go version

go version go1.2 linux/amd64

# which go

/root/.gvm/gos/go1.2/bin/go

# cat hello_world.go

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {

fmt.Println("hello world")

}

# go run hello_world.go

hello world

# go build hello_world.go

# ./hello_world

hello world

lost and found ( for me ? )