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+### Windows 
+
+Download and run the installer found at http://golang.org/doc/install
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+### OS X
+
+Download an install the darwin binary from https://golang.org/dl/
+
+You can also install go using the Homebrew package manager.
+
+### Linux
+
+#### Ubuntu
+
+The Ubuntu repositories carry an old version of Go.
+
+Ubuntu users can use the 'gophers' PPA to install an up to date version of Go (version 1.10 or later is preferred).
+See https://launchpad.net/~gophers/+archive/ubuntu/archive for more information.
+Note that this PPA requires adding `/usr/lib/go-1.X/bin` to the executable PATH.
+
+#### Other distros
+
+Download the latest distribution
+
+`curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.10.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz`
+
+Unpack it to the `/usr/local` (might require sudo)
+
+`tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.10.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz`
+
+#### Set GOPATH and PATH
+
+For Go to work properly, you need to set the following two environment variables:
+
+- Setup a go folder `mkdir -p ~/go; echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.bashrc` 
+- Update your path `echo "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc`
+- Read the environment variables into current session: `source ~/.bashrc`
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