How to Install GolangCI on FreeBSD Latest

GolangCI is a linter for Go programing language that helps to find syntax errors, code style issues, redundancies, and performance problems in the code written in Go. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install GolangCI on FreeBSD latest version.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD user account with sudo privileges.
• Access to the internet.

Installation Steps

1. Update the FreeBSD package repository by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg update

2. Install the required dependencies by typing the following command:

$ sudo pkg install curl git gmake

3. Download the latest version of GolangCI by running the following command:

$ curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v1.41.1

Note: In this example, we are installing version 1.41.1. You can check for the latest version at the official GolangCI website.

4. Verify that GolangCI was properly installed by typing the following command:

$ golangci-lint --version

5. To use GolangCI with your Go repository, make sure that you have installed Go first. You can find a guide on installing Go on FreeBSD here.

6. Once Go is installed, navigate to your Go repository's root folder and run the following command:

$ golangci-lint run

This will analyze your code and output any issues discovered by GolangCI. You are now ready to use GolangCI on your projects and enjoy its benefits!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we discussed how to install GolangCI on FreeBSD latest version. We hope this guide has been helpful for you, and you can successfully start finding and fixing issues in your Go code with GolangCI.

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