Download Go from https://golang.org/dl
Download Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/download
Install Go extension from https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/go
Install Go using Bash shell
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backportssudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install golang-go
2. Install VS Code from software center
3. Install Go extension from https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/go
Open new terminal window and type in below command to verify Go is installed successfully.
go version
This should output current installed go version.