I’ll introduce how to install and manage multiple versions of Go using the asdf plugin asdf-golang.

Background: Managing Go Versions with asdf

I needed to install Go on M1 macOS, and decided to use asdf-golang with multiple version management in mind.

Prerequisites: Install asdf

First, complete asdf のインストール [M1 macOS 編] (Installing asdf [M1 macOS Edition]).

Installing the asdf-golang Plugin

You need to install coreutils as a prerequisite.

brew install coreutils
asdf plugin-add golang https://github.com/kennyp/asdf-golang.git

List of Go Versions Available for Installation with asdf-golang

asdf list-all golang

Install Go with asdf

asdf install golang latest

asdf list golang
  1.19.4

That’s all from the Gemba.