Installing Golang on Amazon Linux 2 can be done within a few minutes since Go exists in the default Amazon Linux 2 yum packages. Let’s dive into it.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
Install Go on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. To install the latest version of Go, update packages first.
sudo yum update
Step 2. Install Go.
sudo yum install golang
Step 3. To verify installation, run:
go version
Output:
go version go1.15.14 linux/amd64
Conclusion
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