On Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 04:42 Marvin Renich <m...@renich.org> wrote: > * fge...@gmail.com <fge...@gmail.com> [200815 03:44]: > > On 8/15/20, Marvin Renich <m...@renich.org> wrote: > > > * Volker Dobler <dr.volker.dob...@gmail.com> [200814 14:53]: > > >> On Friday, 14 August 2020 20:39:37 UTC+2, K Richard Pixley wrote: > > >> > Isn't this the default location? I just untarred the > distribution... > > >> > > >> No. There is a reason https://golang.org/doc/install#install > > >> states to do tar -C /usr/local -xzf go$VERSION.$OS-$ARCH.tar.gz > > > > > .... > > > It also might be productive to mention that many (Linux?) distributions > > > (e.g. Debian, Fedora, RHEL) provide reasonably up-to-date packages for > > > Go, and that using the distribution's package manager may be easier, > > > provide better security support, and integrate better than manually > > > installing the official Go binary distribution. > > > > Could you please give an example to "better security support" in a > > distribution's package manager? > > The user can let the package manager automatically update packages with > security fixes (at least in Debian) so the user doesn't have to stay on > top of when a security update is available and manually reinstall the > updated version of Go. (Think of trying to do this individually for > every piece of software installed on your system.) > > Perhaps "simpler" would have been a better word than "better". One of > the big reasons to use packages from a distribution rather than > installing each one from source or from upstream's binary packages is to > simplify system maintenance. > > ...Marvin >
Let's just agree that the automated update scheme can be simple to some and confusing to others. Iirc that's one of the reasons why different package managers aren't mentioned or supported. If you search the list for earlier messages about the os provided package management from a couple of years ago, you'll maybe find different reasons as well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CA%2BctqrpOAEWbP9hcMKCP2%2B9sTEZS2gtzyuynbgUuav5dnL%3D6pw%40mail.gmail.com.
