How To Install golang on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang in Fedora 36. golang is The Go Programming Language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang on Fedora 36.

What is `golang`

The Go Programming Language.

We can use yum or dnf to install golang on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang.

Install golang on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install golang

Install golang on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install golang

How To Uninstall golang on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the golang package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove golang

golang Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/gdbinit.d
/etc/gdbinit.d/golang.gdb
/usr/lib/golang
/usr/lib/golang/VERSION
/usr/lib/golang/api
/usr/lib/golang/api/README
/usr/lib/golang/api/except.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.1.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.10.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.11.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.12.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.13.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.14.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.15.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.16.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.17.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.18.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.2.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.3.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.4.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.5.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.6.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.7.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.8.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.9.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/go1.txt
/usr/lib/golang/api/next.txt
/usr/lib/golang/doc
/usr/lib/golang/lib/time
/usr/lib/golang/lib/time/README
/usr/lib/golang/lib/time/update.bash
/usr/lib/golang/lib/time/zoneinfo.zip
/usr/share/doc/golang
/usr/share/doc/golang/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/golang/CONTRIBUTORS
/usr/share/gocode
/usr/share/gocode/src
/usr/share/gocode/src/bitbucket.org
/usr/share/gocode/src/code.google.com
/usr/share/gocode/src/code.google.com/p
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com
/usr/share/gocode/src/golang.org
/usr/share/gocode/src/golang.org/x
/usr/share/licenses/golang
/usr/share/licenses/golang/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/golang/PATENTS

References

golang website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).