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Go (golang) Install Script

Installs Go and common Go utilities. Auto-detects latest version and installs needed dependencies.

Script status: Stable

OS support: Debian 9+, Ubuntu 18.04+, and downstream distros.

Maintainer: The VS Code and GitHub Codespaces teams

Syntax

./go-debian.sh [Go version] [GOROOT] [GOPATH] [Non-root user] [Add to rc files flag] [Install tools flag]

Or as a feature:

"features": {
    "golang": "latest"
}
Argument Feature option Default Description
Go version version latest Version of Go to install. Use latest to install the latest released version. Partial version numbers are accepted (e.g. 1.17).
GOROOT /usr/local/go Location to install Go.
GOPATH /go Location to use as the GOPATH. Tools are installed under ${GOPATH}/bin
Non-root user automatic Specifies a user in the container other than root. A value of automatic will cause the script to check for a user called vscode, then node, codespace, and finally a user with a UID of 1000 before falling back to root.
Add to rc files flag true A true/false flag that indicates whether the PATH should be updated and GOPATH and GOROOT set via /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/zsh/zshrc.
Install tools flag true A true/false flag that indicates whether to install common Go utilities.

Usage

Feature use

To install these capabilities in your primary dev container, reference it in devcontainer.json as follows:

"features": {
    "golang": "latest"
}

If you have already built your development container, run the Rebuild Container command from the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P or F1) to pick up the change.

Script use

  1. Add go-debian.sh to .devcontainer/library-scripts

  2. Add the following to your .devcontainer/Dockerfile:

    ENV GOROOT=/usr/local/go \
    GOPATH=/go
ENV PATH=${GOPATH}/bin:${GOROOT}/bin:${PATH}
COPY library-scripts/go-debian.sh /tmp/library-scripts/
RUN apt-get update && bash /tmp/library-scripts/go-debian.sh "latest" "${GOROOT}" "${GOPATH}"

That's it!