Setting the GOPATH environment variable in Ubuntu
Clive B.
—The Problem
You don’t know how to set the GOPATH environment variable in an Ubuntu environment (or in most other Linux environments).
The Solution
There are different ways to set the GOPATH variable depending on your version of Go and whether you’re trying to go install a binary or go install a package.
From Go 1.8 onwards, the default GOPATH is $HOME/go on Unix systems.
If you’re using an old version of Go to go get a package, upgrade your Go version to 1.11 or later and use Go Modules.
If you’re using an even earlier version of Go or want to use a custom GOPATH, export the GOPATH environment variable in your shell session:
export GOPATH=/user/me/exampledirectory
If you’re using Go version 1.13 or above, set the environment using Go itself:
go env -w GOPATH=/user/me/exampledirectory
If you want the change to persist beyond the current session, you need to modify your shell startup file.
If you’re using Bash or Zsh, you’ll need to add the following to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file:
export GOPATH=/user/me/exampledirectory
Save and exit your editor.
Load the file by running one of the following commands:
source ~/.bash_profile # For Bash. source ~/.zshrc # For Zsh.
Further Reading
- The Go Wiki: Setting GOPATH page
- The Using Go Modules blog post
- SentryGo Error Tracking and Performance Monitoring
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