Installing

To install the stable release run:

bash -s stable < <(curl -s https://raw.github.com/moovweb/gvm/master/binscripts/gvm-installer)

To install the development branch run:

bash < <(curl -s https://raw.github.com/moovweb/gvm/master/binscripts/gvm-installer)

Protect Your GO!

sudo chown -R root:root ~/.gvm/gos/

This will keep libraries from accidentally installing into the main Go soure tree

Installing Go

gvm install 60.3
gvm use 60.3

Once this is done Go will be in the path and ready to use. $GOROOT is set automatically.

List Go Versions

To list all installed Go versions (The current version is prefixed with "=>"):

gvm list

Uninstalling

To completely remove gvm and all installed Go versions and packages:

gvm implode

Mac OSX Requirements

Install mercurial from http://mercurial.berkwood.com/

Linux Requirements

sudo apt-get install curl
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install mercurial
sudo apt-get install make
sudo apt-get install binutils
sudo apt-get install bison
sudo apt-get install gcc