How To Install golang on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang on CentOS 7. golang is The Go Programming Language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang on CentOS 7.

What is golang

The Go Programming Language.

We can use yum or dnf to install golang on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang.

Install golang on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install golang

Install golang on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install golang

How To Uninstall golang on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove golang

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.