How do I SET the GOPATH environment variable on Ubuntu? What file must I edit?

Question

I am trying to do a go get:

go get github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql

and it fails with the following error:

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Answer 1

GOPATH should be set to a newly created empty directory. This is the go "workspace", where it downloads packages, et cetera. I use ~/.go.

For example:

mkdir ~/.go
echo "GOPATH=$HOME/.go" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export GOPATH" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin # Add GOPATH/bin to PATH for scripting" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

source: http://www.larry-price.com/blog/2013/12/15/setting-up-a-go-environment-in-ubuntu-12-dot-04/