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

At the end of the ~.profile file add::

export GOPATH="$HOME/go"
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin"
export PATH="$PATH:$GOPATH/bin"