go-dev on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "go-dev" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install go-dev on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall go-dev on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "go-dev" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone go-dev's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/go-dev.git 
            
                        
                ~/go-dev
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/go-dev folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/go-dev
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the go-dev package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1079638
Name: go-dev
PackageBaseID: 168895
PackageBase: go-dev
Version: 1.18.2-1
Description: Core compiler tools for the Go programming language
URL: https://golang.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1701622371
Maintainer: arnottcr
Submitter: arnottcr
FirstSubmitted: 1626215688
LastModified: 1652458960
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/go-dev.tar.gz