In this article, we are going to learn how to install GoLang on Kali Linux step by step. GoLang or Go programming Language actually not preinstalled on Kali Linux so we have to install it. It is a very easy process and GoLang is now more popular language in ethical hacking and penetration testing and I have been seen many interesting tools are written by Go language and there have lots of tools like asset finding, vulnerability finding, etc. and many tools are written by Go and these tools are faster than others. Go, or GoLang is an open-source language developed by Google to create simple, reliable, and efficient software. GoLang package is not always up to date in the Debian repository. So it’s preferred to download the latest version from the official website.
Install GoLang on Kali Linux
There are two ways to install GoLang on Kali Linux.
- Install GoLang from the repository
- Install GoLang manually
Installing Golang from the repository
This is the easiest way to install the Go programming Language on Kali Linux. But Golang package is not always up to date in the Debian repository. So the following step to install the Golang on Kali Linux:
Update and Upgrade your Kali
So first of all you have to update and upgrade your Kali Linux. Using the following command you can update and upgrade your Kali:
[[email protected] ~ ]$ sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
Installing Golang
GoLang package is not always up to date in the Debian repository. But we can install Golang on Kali Linux using the following command:
[[email protected] ~ ]$ sudo apt install golang -y
Check Go Version
Verify that you’ve installed Go by opening a command prompt and typing the following command:
[[email protected] ~ ]$ go version
Installing GoLang manually
GoLang package is not always up to date in the Debian repository. So above you can see this is an older version of Go Programming Language. So we have to Install the Latest Version of Golang on Kali Linux. We can install it manually. So first of all we have to open a browser and go to the official website to download the latest version of Golang:
Download GoLang Stable Version
You can download the latest and stable version of the GoLang binary release suitable for your system. You can download directly or download using wget command in the terminal.
[[email protected] ~ ]$ wget https://golang.org/dl/go1<VERSION_NUMBER>.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Extract the GoLang Stable Version
Extract the archive you downloaded into /usr/local, you can extract the latest and stable version running the following command as root or through sudo:
[[email protected] ~ ]$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.<VERSION_NUMBER>.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Add variables for Golang
Add /usr/local/go/bin to the PATH environment variable. You can do this by adding the following line to your $HOME/.profile
[[email protected] ~ ]$ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
[[email protected] ~ ]$ echo "export GOPATH=~/.go" >> ~/.profile
[[email protected] ~ ]$ source ~/.profile
Check Go Version
Verify that you’ve installed Go by opening a command prompt and typing the following command:
[[email protected] ~ ]$ go version
Now ready to use Golang on Kali machine. So this is the way to Install GoLang on Kali Linux. If you want the latest version, you have to install the Go programming language manually.
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