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| author | Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org> | 2021-02-19 15:27:30 -0500 |
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| committer | Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org> | 2021-02-25 16:48:15 +0000 |
| commit | 65c83740113547629052d38de46b57b708ec6e2b (patch) | |
| tree | 0b6625b4997fe04225c129be9e53cb86e7645df3 /_content/doc | |
| parent | f1b7164c9ee200f6fa404b5d05201da62e9437f9 (diff) | |
| download | go-x-website-65c83740113547629052d38de46b57b708ec6e2b.tar.xz | |
_content/doc: highlight 'remove old Go tree' step before extracting
Fixes golang/go#44426.
Change-Id: Ie7eb15c239e522d28412a4d8fe2db37bab55f4a4
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/website/+/294369
Trust: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
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Reviewed-by: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com>
Diffstat (limited to '_content/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | _content/doc/install.html | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/_content/doc/install.html b/_content/doc/install.html index d02d260e..5055be06 100644 --- a/_content/doc/install.html +++ b/_content/doc/install.html @@ -79,19 +79,20 @@ class="TabSection-tabPanel" aria-labelledby="linux" > - <p> - If you have a previous version of Go installed, be sure to - <a href="manage-install">remove it</a> before installing another. - </p> <ol> <li> - Download the archive and extract it into /usr/local, creating a Go tree + Extract the archive you downloaded into /usr/local, creating a Go tree in /usr/local/go. <p> + <strong>Important:</strong> This step will remove a previous + installation at /usr/local/go, if any, prior to extracting. + Please back up any data before proceeding. + </p> + <p> For example, run the following as root or through <code>sudo</code>: </p> <pre> -tar -C /usr/local -xzf <span id="linux-filename">go1.14.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz</span> +rm -rf /usr/local/go && tar -C /usr/local -xzf <span id="linux-filename">go1.14.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz</span> </pre > </li> |