11h ago

How to install a go program?

System: Linux Mint 22.1 Xfce, with the following golang files installed.

I'd like to install meme

But when I try the installation instruction from the GitHub page, I get

go

    
$ go get -u -v github.com/nomad-software/meme
go: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory.
    'go get' is no longer supported outside a module.
    To build and install a command, use 'go install' with a version,
    like 'go install example.com/cmd@latest'
    For more information, see https://golang.org/doc/go-get-install-deprecation
    or run 'go help get' or 'go help install'.

When I replace get with install, I get:

go

    
$ go install -u -v github.com/nomad-software/meme
flag provided but not defined: -u
usage: go install [build flags] [packages]
Run 'go help install' for details.

go help install returns an overwhelming amount of info I don't understand.

There is no package in the repo, and no .deb or .appimage on the GitHub Releases page. (I don't do Flatpaks on this machine.) Any tips on how I can get this program to install?

Thanks

EDIT

I've got a little further now.

go

    
$ go install github.com/nomad-software/meme@latest
go: downloading github.com/nomad-software/meme v1.0.2
go: downloading github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
go: downloading github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646
go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13
go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
go: downloading github.com/fogleman/gg v1.3.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0
go: downloading github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0
go: downloading golang.org/x/image v0.12.0

But:

go

    
$ meme -h
Command 'meme' not found, did you mean:
  command 'mme' from deb plc-utils-extra (0.0.6+git20230504.1ba7d5a0-1)
  command 'mame' from deb mame (0.261+dfsg.1-1)
  command 'memo' from deb memo (1.7.1-5)
Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

3 comments

Read the message its telling you... go install has no -u flag.

$ go install github.com/nomad-software/meme

    
$ go install github.com/nomad-software/meme
go: 'go install' requires a version when current directory is not in a module
    Try 'go install github.com/nomad-software/meme@latest' to install the latest version

add the go binary path to your $PATH. i never use go before but i think its binary path is placed on ~/.go/bin. if it does exist, u can add this

# other configs.. export PATH="$HOME/go/bin:$PATH" # other configs..
to your shell config (.bashrc or .zshrc). then reload the changes by source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc depends on ur shell.