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

(Ubuntu)

If you don’t set a GOPATH, the default will be used.

You have to add $GOPATH/bin to your PATH to execute any binary installed in $GOPATH/bin, or you need to type $GOPATH/bin/the-command. Add this to your ~/.bash_profile

export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH

Current GOPATH command:

go env GOPATH

Changing the GOPATH command:

export GOPATH=$HOME/your-desired-path