A simple installation method of Golang on Win system

Golang is an open source programming language developed by Google. The language has many advantages in terms of security, efficiency, and simplicity, and can not only run on different operating system platforms, but also support the development of higher-performance web applications.

In order to explore the advantages of the Golang language and learn its programming features, this article will provide a simple installation method of Golang on the Win system, which will help beginners of Golang get started quickly.

Before you start installing Golang, you should pay attention to the following:

1. Download the binary file of Golang
2. Determine the bitness of your Windows platform (64-bit or 32-bit bit)
3. Make sure you include the "GOPATH" value in your system environment variable
4. Your system has at least 2GB of available memory and 1GB of hard drive space

If you Once the above conditions have been met, you can start the Golang installation steps.

Step 1: Download the Golang binary file from the official website

First, you need to download and install the binary file from the official website (https://www.golang.org/dl/). You can find installation packages for different operating systems on this website page, select the operating system version that is the same as your computer, and download the file that suits your system's bitrate (for example: go1.16.4.windows-amd64.msi).

Step 2: Open the installation package

After the download is complete, you need to open the downloaded binary file. You can directly double-click this file and open it. An installation wizard will appear.

Step 3: Set the installation path

You need to set the installation path of Golang. When you open Golang's installer and see the "Welcome to the Golang Installer" installation wizard, click "Next" and you will need to select the installation path and installation options. For most cases, we don't need to change the default settings, but you are free to change the installation target path and whether to add Golang to your environment variables.

Step 4: Select Installation Options

The installer will provide you with two different installation modes. The first mode is "Typical", which will install with default settings. The second mode is "Custom" where you can choose which packages to install. For developing new applications using Golang, it is recommended to use the default configuration.

Step 5: Set the system PATH environment variable

After the installation is complete, you need to add Golang to the system environment variable. Before running Golang, you need to check if "GOPATH" is in the PATH environment variable, if not, add it.

On Windows, you can find system environment variables in Control Panel. Open Control Panel>System>Advanced System Settings>Environment Variables. Find "Path" and edit it. Click "New" and add the path "C:\Go\bin" (if you have set the default installation path of "Typical"). You can also change "C:\Go" according to your personal needs. \bin" to any directory.

Step 6: Test the installation

Open a new command line terminal (cmd.exe) and enter "go version". After executing the command, you will see output similar to the following.

go version go1.16.4 windows/amd64

This indicates that you have successfully installed Golang.

To sum up, Golang is a reliable, efficient, safe and flexible programming language with a wide range of applications. Through this article, you have learned the installation and configuration process of the Golang environment under the Windows operating system, which will make it easier and faster for you to enter the world of Golang programming.

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