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

If you've setup anything that needs modification of environment variables e.g. Java, Go etc this will be very familiar.

I will assume that you have the following directory structure somewhere as your Go path:

\---[folder name]
    +---bin
    +---pkg
    \---src

• open a new terminal
• type sudo nano /etc/environment
• find PATH=... and go the end of it and add a colon : after the last path then paste in your full go path e.g. /home/user/gocode

and you're done, This should make it persistent through the system.