How to Install Go on Android vShell for Programming and Scripting

Installing Go in Android vShell (Virtual Shell)

Introduction

In this guide, we will walk through the steps to install the Go programming language on an Android vShell (virtual shell) environment. Go is known for its expressiveness, conciseness, cleanliness, and efficiency. Its concurrency mechanism simplifies writing microservices, while its new type system enables flexible and modular program construction. Go compiles to machine code, offers garbage collection, and provides runtime reflection. Let's proceed with the installation.

System Configuration

Before installing Go, let's display detailed system information using the neofetch tool. Run the following commands:

apk add neofetch
neofetch

Figure 1: Detailed system information displayed by Neofetch.

Installing Go on Android vShell

Follow these steps to install Go:

Step 1: Download the Go Binary

Download the Go binary by running the following command:

wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 2: Unzip the Binary and Move It

Unzip the downloaded binary and move it to the /usr/local directory:

tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 3: Set Go Bin Path

Add the Go binary path to the terminal environment:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Step 4: Verify Installation

To verify the installation, run the following command:

go version

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Go on your Android vShell environment!

For more information about Go, visit https://golang.org.