1. Overview

While upgrading my Raspberry Pi 4 to the 64-bit OS, I needed to install the latest Golang again but couldn't remember how, so I'm leaving this as a record.

If you install using apt, version 1.19 gets installed, so this post covers how to manually install the latest version.

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2. How to Install the Latest Golang

2.1 Checking the Raspberry Pi OS

First, check the OS and architecture of the Raspberry Pi you are currently using.

> uname -m
aarch64

Based on the output, you can determine the architecture.

• armv7l → 32-bit (ARMv7)
• aarch64 → 64-bit (ARM64)
• armv6l → 32-bit (older models)

2.2 Download Golang According to the Installed Architecture OS

Check the latest version of Golang on the official website and download it.

1. Check the latest version with the command below.

> curl -s <https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text>
go1.24.1
time 2025-02-27T17:57:18Z

Set the download URL based on the latest version.

> cd src
> wget <https://go.dev/dl/go1.X.Y.linux-><ARCH>.tar.gz

For the <ARCH> part, use armv6l if it's armv6l, or arm64 if it's aarch64.

For example, to download the latest Golang for the ARM64 version, run it as follows.

> wget <https://go.dev/dl/go1.22.1.linux-arm64.tar.gz>

2.3 Manually Installing Golang

Remove the existing Golang and install the new version.

> sudo rm -rf ~/.local/share/go
> mkdir -p ~/.local/share && mv go ~/.local/share

2.4 Setting Environment Variables

To use Golang properly, you need to set the PATH environment variable.

> echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/.local/share/go' >> ~/.bashrc
> echo 'export PATH=$HOME/.local/share/go/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
> source ~/.bashrc

2.5 Verifying the Golang Installation

Check whether the installation completed successfully.

> go version
go version go1.22.1 linux/arm64

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3. Conclusion

Now the latest Golang has been successfully installed on the Raspberry Pi. Compared to the default installation via apt, you can take advantage of the latest features and performance optimizations. After this, to start a Go project, you can additionally proceed with setting up GOPATH and managing modules. 🚀

4. References

• Installing the Latest Version of Golang on Your Raspberry Pi
• Operating system images