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

Edit your ~/.bash_profile to add the following line:

$ export GOPATH=$HOME/work

Save and exit your editor. Then, source your ~/.bash_profile

$ source ~/.bash_profile

Note: Set the GOBIN path to generate a binary file when go install is run

$ export GOBIN=$HOME/work/bin