Installing Golang on Windows WSL/WSL2

Official Go documentation might not provide the steps to install Go on WSL/WSL2. If you want to install GoLang and set up the development environment, follow these steps: Go to https://go.dev/dl/ and check the latest Go version. Open your terminal and use the command to download the specific version. Note: Replace go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz with the latest version. wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz Unzip: sudo tar -xvf go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz Move to the correct path. sudo mv go /usr/local Edit the .bashrc file: echo "export GOROOT=/usr/local/go" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export GOPATH=\$HOME/go" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export PATH=\$GOPATH/bin:\$GOROOT/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc Refresh the terminal: source ~/.bashrc Verify the Go version. go version Happy Learning!!

Feb 21, 2025 - 21:45

Official Go documentation might not provide the steps to install Go on WSL/WSL2. If you want to install GoLang and set up the development environment, follow these steps:

Go to https://go.dev/dl/ and check the latest Go version.
Open your terminal and use the command to download the specific version.
Note: Replace go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz with the latest version.
wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Unzip:
sudo tar -xvf go1.24.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Move to the correct path.
sudo mv go /usr/local
Edit the .bashrc file:

echo "export GOROOT=/usr/local/go" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export GOPATH=\$HOME/go" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$GOPATH/bin:\$GOROOT/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc

Refresh the terminal:
source ~/.bashrc
Verify the Go version.
go version

Happy Learning!!