How to install golang on RHEL 7?

Solution Verified - Updated

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

  • How to install golang on RHEL 7?

Resolution

  • golang package is provided via rhel-7-server-optional-rpms.

Install steps

Enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

Run install

yum install golang

Bonus

  • If you don't want to enable the "optional" repo permanently, you can install golang with this command:
yum install golang --enablerepo=rhel-7-server-optional-rpms
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