Installing Go and the Go Tools-Chain in Binary Format

Go binaries

The already compiled code that allows users to download the program on the machine without needing to compile the source code is called a binary.

You can download GO binaries here, where you choose the file appropriate for your OS and processor architecture: msi or zip for Windows, pkg for Mac OS and tar.gz for Linux and FreeBSD.

Installing Go binaries

The Go binary distributions assume they will be installed in /usr/local/go or c:\go, but it is possible to install them in a different location. During installation, the GOROOT environment variable is set by default to this root of the Go installation tree. For example, on Windows, GOROOT has the default value c:\go.

For Windows

Start the msi installer (double click) and follow the install wizard. The Go tree will install in c:\Go. Alternatively, extract the zip file (with Winzip or another popular compression tool) to c:\Go or another folder.

For FreeBSD and Linux

Extract the archive into ...