// file: hello.go // to install go: // download go from https://golang.org/dl/ // extract it somewhere (say to $HOME/go1.X) // export GOROOT=$HOME/go1.X // export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin // to compile: go build hello.go // to run: go run hello.go // or ./hello package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println("Hello Go") }