Go is a high-level open-source programming language developed by Google. It is very similar to C and is used to build secure, scalable systems. It is a general-purpose language and is especially useful for distributed systems and cloud services. Go is known for its concurrency and ability to run multiple tasks simultaneously. If you are looking for solving complex computational problems, then Go is the best option for you.
In this post, we will show you how to install and use Golang on Fedora Linux.
Prerequisites
- A server running Fedora 34 on the Atlantic.Net Cloud Platform
- A root password is configured on your server
Step 1 – Create Atlantic.Net Cloud Server
First, log in to your Atlantic.Net Cloud Server. Create a new server, choosing Fedora 34 as the operating system with at least 2GB RAM. Connect to your Cloud Server via SSH and log in using the credentials highlighted at the top of the page.
Once you are logged in to your server, run the following command to update your base system with the latest available packages.
dnf update -y
Step 2 – Install Golang
By default, the Golang package is included in the Fedora default repo. You can install it using the following command.
dnf -y install go
Once Golang is installed, you can verify the Golang version using the following command.
go version
You will see the following output.
go version go1.16.15 linux/amd64
Step 3 – Create an Application with Golang
First, create an application directory using the following command.
mkdir go
Next, create another directory inside the Go directory.
cd go mkdir -p src/helloworld
Next, create a new application named helloworld.go.
cd src/helloworld nano helloworld.go
Add the following code.
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Printf("hello, world\n")
}
Save and close the file when you are done.
Step 4 – Run the Golang Application
Now, change the directory to helloworld and initialize the application using the following command.
cd /root/go/src/helloworld go mod init
Next, build the application with the following command.
go build
Now, run your application using the following command.
./helloworld
If everything is fine, you will see the following output.
hello, world
Conclusion
In this post, we showed you how to install Golang on Fedora Linux. You can now start building your own Golang application and hosted it in the production environment. You can now use Golang on dedicated server hosting from Atlantic.Net!
