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  1. Download the Latest Go Binary from https://go.dev/dl/

    wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

  2. Remove any existing Go installation (if necessary)

    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go

  3. Extract the downloaded tarball to /usr/local:

    sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

  4. Add Go’s binary path to your PATH and set the GOPATH environment variable by editing your shell configuration file (e.g., ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

    echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> ~/.bashrc

  5. Apply the changes:

    source ~/.bashrc

  6. Check the installed Go version:

    go version

  7. Remove the downloaded tarball:

    rm go1.24.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

  8. OPTIONAL: Create directories for your Go workspace:

    `mkdir -p $HOME/go/{bin,src,pkg}