As an open source programming language, Golang is very popular, especially in large-scale distributed systems, and is widely used. To start using Golang development on your computer, you need to install the Golang environment first. This article will introduce the Golang environment installation method on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

Installing Golang on Windows

1. First of all, you need to go to the Golang official website to download the latest version of the installation package that suits you. You can check it on the https://golang.org/dl/ page. Select the .msi installation package suitable for Windows operating system to download and double-click to open it.
2. After opening the installation package, select "Next" in the installation wizard.
3. After agreeing to the License agreement, select the installation path and automatically generated GOPATH (working directory), and select "Next" to install.
4. After successful installation, you need to add the Golang environment variable to the PATH environment variable.
5. Open "System Properties" -> "Advanced System Settings" -> "Environment Variables".
6. In "System Variables", find the "Path" environment variable, create a new one, and add Golang's bin directory to its path, such as "C:\Go\bin".
7. After the installation is complete, you can open the terminal command line interface and run the golang command to verify whether the installation is successful. Enter the command "go version" on the command line, and the current Golang version number will be displayed, indicating that the installation is successful.

Installing Golang on Mac OS

1. The easiest way to install Golang on Mac is to use Homebrew, so you need to install Homebrew first.

2. Open the terminal and run the following command:

   /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew /install/master/install)"

3. After the installation is complete, you can enter the following command to check whether Homebrew is installed successfully:

   brew doctor

4. After the installation is complete, run the following command to install Golang:

   brew install go

5. After the installation is complete, you need to add the Golang environment variable to the PATH environment variable. Open terminal and enter the following command:

   sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

6. Add the following lines to the opened file:

   export GOPATH=$HOME/go

   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/opt/go/libexec/bin

7. Press Ctrl O to save the file, then press Ctrl X to close the editor.

8. Reopen the terminal and enter the following command to verify whether the installation is successful:

   go version

In Linux To install Golang

1. , you can download the binary file corresponding to Linux from the Golang official website: https://golang.org/dl/.
2. Extract the installation package to the /usr/local directory and rename it to go.

3. Add environment variables. Edit the .bashrc file:

   sudo nano ~/.bashrc

4. ##Add the following to the bottom and save and exit:

   export GOPATH=$HOME/go

   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

5. Run the following command to update the environment variable changes:

   source ~/.bashrc

##Enter the following command in the terminal to verify installation Success:

6. go version

After the installation is complete, you can start development work using Golang. In actual use, some other development environments need to be configured, such as integrated development environments, code version control systems, etc., to achieve better development results.

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