Condition: [a] My laptop specification
$ cat /etc/os-release fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ cat /etc/os-release NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS" VERSION_ID="20.04" HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and- policies/privacy-policy" VERSION_CODENAME=focal UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal $ hostnamectl fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ hostnamectl Static hostname: fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST Icon name: computer-laptop Chassis: laptop Machine ID: 77c0f862f304457d97bfb2a0283ad731 Boot ID: e9cb19a5ef5d4d7a82977247884e8782 Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Kernel: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic Architecture: x86-64 [b] My current working directory fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ pwd /home/fajar [c] i am trying to install Go Installer : go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz i downloaded from url : https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz [d] Then i typed in Terminal : sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz the ouput then: fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz [sudo] password for fajar: fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ [e] Then i typed this command: $ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc output: fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ $ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc $: command not found [f] i then typed : go version Then, the ouput fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ go version go version go1.16.6 linux/amd64 [g] Then, i typed command : tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/src/net/http/httputil: Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/src/net/http/httputil/dump.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/src/net/http/httputil/dump_test.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/src/net/http/httputil/example_test.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/src/net/http/httputil/httputil.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory . . . tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/test/winbatch.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/test/writebarrier.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: go: Cannot mkdir: Permission denied tar: go/test/zerodivide.go: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors [h] Then i typed again: go version fajar@fajar-Lenovo-ideapad-320-14AST:~$ go version go version go1.16.6 linux/amd64 QUESTION: why the active Go is not what i expected ? => go1.17 Thankyou -- 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/6ea85566-57bc-4566-ad29-ebcb764f9010n%40googlegroups.com.