Update Golang version on Linux
- Remove old installation; default folder is
/usr/local/go, but it may be different.
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
- Download Go
wget -O golang.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz
- Extract the archive into
/usr/local/go(or different folder - depends on your installation)
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf golang.tar.gz
- Test if it's OK
go version