diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html index eff2b30fffa..9252a5935dc 100644 --- a/doc/install.html +++ b/doc/install.html @@ -94,12 +94,7 @@ environment variables under Windows.
If you are upgrading from an older version of Go you must
-first remove the existing version from /usr/local/go
:
-
-rm -r /usr/local/go -+first remove the existing version.
Extract the archive @@ -150,7 +145,7 @@ Terminal sessions for the change to take effect. The Go project provides two installation options for Windows users (besides installing from source): a zip archive that requires you to set some environment variables and an -experimental MSI installer that configures your installation automatically. +MSI installer that configures your installation automatically.
GOROOT
environment variable to your chosen path.
Add the bin
subdirectory of your Go root (for example, c:\Go\bin
) to your PATH
environment variable.
-Open the MSI file @@ -275,3 +270,26 @@ The official mailing list for discussion of the Go language is Bugs should be reported using the Go issue tracker.
+ + +
+To remove an existing Go installation from your system delete the
+go
directory. This is usually /usr/local/go
+under Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD or c:\Go
+under Windows.
+
+You should also remove the Go bin
directory from your
+PATH
environment variable.
+Under Linux and FreeBSD you should edit /etc/profile
or
+$HOME/.profile
.
+If you installed Go with the Mac OS X package then you
+should remove the /etc/paths.d/go
file.
+Windows users should read the section about setting
+environment variables under Windows.
+