Go version manager, written in Go
Update and switch Go versions easily
Install Go on Linux or Mac (intel) or Mac with Apple chip (M1, M2 etc)
Quick Setup: One command to install Go and manage versions.
Hassle Free: Doesn't require root or sudo, or shell re-hash.
Platform: Supports (arm64, arch64, Mac, Mac M1, and Ubuntu).
Flexible: Manage multiple Go versions including beta and rc.
Colorful: Colorful output.
Build Status
| Branch | Status |
|---|---|
| master |  |
| develop |  |
Install or update
Using curl
curl -sLk https://git.io/gobrew | sh
or install using go
go install github.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/cmd/gobrew@latestAdd PATH setting your shell config file (.bashrc or .zshrc).
export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"
export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"Reload config.
All DONE!
Confirm
gobrew helpUsage
Will install and set Go
gobrew use 1.16Will only install it
gobrew install 1.16
gobrew use 1.16Uninstall a version
gobrew uninstall 1.16List installed versions
╰─$ gobrew ls
1.15.1
1.16
1.16.3
1.17
1.17.1
1.17.2
1.17.3
1.17.4
1.17.5
1.17.6
1.17.7
1.17.8
1.18
1.18.1*
1.18beta1
1.18rc1
current: 1.18.1List available versions
╰─$ gobrew ls-remote
[Info]: Fetching remote versions
1 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3
1.1 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1rc2 1.1rc3
1.2 1.2.0 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2rc2 1.2rc3 1.2rc4
1.2rc5
1.3 1.3.0 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3beta1 1.3beta2
1.3rc1 1.3rc2
1.4 1.4.0 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4beta1 1.4rc1
1.4rc2
1.5 1.5.0 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.5beta1
1.5beta2 1.5beta3 1.5rc1
1.6 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.6.4 1.6beta1
1.6beta2 1.6rc1 1.6rc2
1.7 1.7.0 1.7.1 1.7.2 1.7.3 1.7.4
1.7.5 1.7.6 1.7beta1 1.7beta2 1.7rc1 1.7rc2 1.7rc3
1.7rc4 1.7rc5 1.7rc6
1.8 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.8.4
1.8.5 1.8.6 1.8.7 1.8.5rc4 1.8.5rc5 1.8beta1 1.8beta2
1.8rc1 1.8rc2 1.8rc3
1.9 1.9.0 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4
1.9.5 1.9.6 1.9.7 1.9beta1 1.9beta2 1.9rc1 1.9rc2
1.10 1.10.0 1.10.1 1.10.2 1.10.3 1.10.4
1.10.5 1.10.6 1.10.7 1.10.8 1.10beta1 1.10beta2 1.10rc1
1.10rc2
1.11 1.11.0 1.11.1 1.11.2 1.11.3 1.11.4
1.11.5 1.11.6 1.11.7 1.11.8 1.11.9 1.11.10
1.11.11 1.11.12 1.11.13 1.11beta1 1.11beta2 1.11beta3 1.11rc1
1.11rc2
1.12 1.12.0 1.12.1 1.12.2 1.12.3 1.12.4
1.12.5 1.12.6 1.12.7 1.12.8 1.12.9 1.12.10
1.12.11 1.12.12 1.12.13 1.12.14 1.12.15 1.12.16
1.12.17 1.12beta1 1.12beta2 1.12rc1
1.13 1.13.0 1.13.1 1.13.2 1.13.3 1.13.4
1.13.5 1.13.6 1.13.7 1.13.8 1.13.9 1.13.10
1.13.11 1.13.12 1.13.13 1.13.14 1.13.15 1.13beta1 1.13rc1
1.13rc2
1.14 1.14.0 1.14.1 1.14.2 1.14.3 1.14.4
1.14.5 1.14.6 1.14.7 1.14.8 1.14.9 1.14.10
1.14.11 1.14.12 1.14.13 1.14.14 1.14.15 1.14beta1 1.14rc1
1.15 1.15.0 1.15.1 1.15.2 1.15.3 1.15.4
1.15.5 1.15.6 1.15.7 1.15.8 1.15.9 1.15.10
1.15.11 1.15.12 1.15.13 1.15.14 1.15.15 1.15beta1 1.15rc1
1.15rc2
1.16 1.16.0 1.16.1 1.16.2 1.16.3 1.16.4
1.16.5 1.16.6 1.16.7 1.16.8 1.16.9 1.16.10
1.16.11 1.16.12 1.16.13 1.16.14 1.16.15 1.16beta1 1.16rc1
1.17 1.17.0 1.17.1 1.17.2 1.17.3 1.17.4
1.17.5 1.17.6 1.17.7 1.17.8 1.17.9 1.17.10
1.17.11 1.17.12 1.17beta1 1.17rc1 1.17rc2
1.18 1.18.0 1.18.1 1.18.2 1.18.3 1.18.4 1.18beta1
1.18beta2 1.18rc1
1.19 1.19beta1 1.19rc1 1.19rc2All commands
╰─$ gobrew help
gobrew 1.6.3
Usage:
gobrew use <version> Install and set <version>
gobrew ls Alias for list
gobrew ls-remote List remote versions (including rc|beta versions)
gobrew install <version> Only install <version> (binary from official or GOBREW_REGISTRY env)
gobrew uninstall <version> Uninstall <version>
gobrew list List installed versions
gobrew self-update Self update this tool
gobrew help Show this message
Examples:
gobrew use 1.16 # use go version 1.16
gobrew use 1.16.1 # use go version 1.16.1
gobrew use 1.16rc1 # use go version 1.16rc1
gobrew use 1.16@latest # use go version latest of 1.16
gobrew use 1.16@dev-latest # use go version latest of 1.16, including rc and beta
# Note: rc and beta become no longer latest upon major release
gobrew use latest # use go version latest available
gobrew use dev-latest # use go version latest avalable, including rc and beta
Installation Path:
# Add gobrew to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"
export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"Uninstall gobrew
rm -rf $HOME/.gobrewUse it in Github Actions
For more details: https://github.com/kevincobain2000/action-gobrew
on: [push]
name: CI
jobs:
test:
strategy:
matrix:
go-version: [1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16.7, 1.17, 1.18, 1.18@latest, 1.19beta1, 1.19@dev-latest, latest, dev-latest]
os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: kevincobain2000/action-gobrew@v1
with:
version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
- name: Go
run: go versionLimitations
- Windows OS is not supported
Change Log
- v1.2.0 - Added rc|beta versions, appended at the end of list
- v1.4.1 - Go mod updated to 1.17
- v1.5.0 - Mac M1 support
- v1.5.1 - Oops
- v1.5.5 - arm|M1|darwin support added
- v1.5.6 - README updated
- v1.5.7 - Exit code fixed
- v1.5.8 - Show download progress and use Go's compression instead of tar command
- v1.5.9 - oops
- v1.6.0 - Added support for @latest and @dev-latest and progress bar for download
- v1.6.1 - Bug on use
- v1.6.2 - Using goreleaser #35 by @juev
- v1.6.3 - Added latest and dev-latest
- v1.6.4 - Github action publish
- v1.6.7 - Fixes rate limit issue
- v1.6.9 - Fixes #52, download error on status != 200