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Will we have golang 1.7 in Ubuntu 16.04?

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If yes, when?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Package changes in Ubuntu, and especially in the LTS releases, are rare. Package stability is champion over getting the latest packages. If there is a significant gain in the newer version (bug and security fixes) then the package will be updated.

You can report a bug to make these more visible and it may get the package updated sooner rather than later.

There may be a PPA here on Launchpad.net

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adilson/golang
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang-1.7

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john (chandala) said : 		#3

I just wanted to install the official Ubuntu package, that's all.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#4

I doubt that there will be an "official Ubuntu package" with golang 1.7 for Ubuntu 16.04.

You have the choice between
1. golang 1.6 for Ubuntu 16.04 from the official repositories
2. golang 1.7 together with Ubuntu 16.10 (in development, to be published next October)
3. golang 1.7 for Ubuntu 16.04 from unofficial sources like PPAs, or by building the application from source on your own system.

You are free to request providing golang 1.7 for Ubuntu 16.04 by creating a bug report, but I deem the chances for an official upgrade rather low.

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