go-dl

Automate Go Setup

Note: go-dl IS NOT A VERSION MANAGER. go-dl simply eliminates the tedious process of manually downloading Go from Go's website, extracting the tar file, setting up permissions, and moving to /usr/local.

Prerequisites

Make sure the following tools are installed on your system:

• go
• wget - for downloading Go releases
• tar - for extracting archives

Installation

Method 1 (Recommended)

go install github.com/joybiswas007/go-dl@latest   

Method 2

Clone and Build

git clone https://github.com/joybiswas007/go-dl
cd go-dl
go mod tidy
go build -o go-dl main.go
sudo mv go-dl /usr/local/bin/

Usage

go-dl

# Show help
go-dl --help