vgo - Go version manager

How to setup and use vgo?

Prerequisites

$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/go
$ sudo chown ${USER} /usr/local/go

$ echo "PATH=/usr/local/go/active/bin:\${PATH}" >> ~/.zshrc
# OR
$ echo "PATH=/usr/local/go/active/bin:\${PATH}" >> ~/.bashrc

Install and Setup vgo

# download vgo from release packages https://github.com/abvarun226/vgo/releases
$ tar -xvzf vgo-v1.0.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo mv vgo /usr/local/bin/

# run this to enable command completion in shell
$ COMP_INSTALL=1 COMP_YES=1 vgo
installing..

# For zsh shell, open new terminal OR run below command
$ source ~/.zshrc

# For bash shell, open new terminal OR run below command
$ source ~/.bashrc

Use vgo

# download a new version (1.19) for M1 mac (darwin/arm64)
$ vgo download -version 1.19 -platform darwin -arch arm64

# set the active version of go to 1.19
$ vgo set 1.19
go version go1.19 darwin/arm64

# check if 1.19 is activated
$ go version
go version go1.19 darwin/arm64

# download another version (1.18.5) for M1 mac (darwin/arm64)
$ vgo download -version 1.18.5 -platform darwin -arch arm64

# list the installed versions
$ vgo list
Versions: 1.18.5, 1.19