This morning I wanted to update from go 1.10 to go 1.11.2. I am currently using ubuntu 18.04. These are the steps I took to update my system.
Go version 1.11.2
First update ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
Downloaded latest go version, unpack and cleanup.
cd /tmp
wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.11.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf go1.11.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
rm go1.11.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Remove old go and replace with new go.
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo mv go /usr/local
Update go paths and system path.
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
Update current shell with new paths.
source ~/.profile
Remove any symlinks that may be hanging around from older go versions.
sudo rm /usr/bin/go
sudo rm /usr/bin/gofmt
Good luck with your own setup.
Be kind, Steve
