# 09. Installing Go

## For Windows and Mac

1. Download Go from [https://golang.org/dl](https://golang.org/dl/)
2. Download Visual Studio Code from <https://code.visualstudio.com/download>
3. Install Go extension from <https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/go>

## For Ubuntu

1. Install Go using Bash shell

```bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang-go
```

2\. Install VS Code from software center

3\. Install Go extension from <https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/go>

## Checking installation

Open new terminal window and type in below command to verify Go is installed successfully.

```bash
go version
```

This should output current installed go version.


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