[vzaliva]

I am not a golang user. If I install as recommended via `go` command on Linux how do I make sure it is updated when new versions are released? I wish it has a .deb package..

[zahlman]

> I wish it has a .deb package..

Generally speaking, the Debian package management system is really not a place I would look for prompt updates when new versions of software are released.

[foresto]

You might be confusing the .deb package format with the release cadence of the Debian Stable distribution.

[mzajc]

Why not? It works roughly the same as any other binary distribution format. Given that the project is written in go, it's also unlikely to have many dynamically linked dependencies.

[sneak]

“go install” does not have an update mechanism. I imagine most people using it would consider such an anti-feature; it is not a package manager.

I certainly don’t want programs I “go install” to change underneath me without notice or review. That’s basically handing ownership of your computer to a remote developer.

[esseph]

> That's basically handling ownership of your computer to a remote developer.

System / application package updates??

[yobert]

Just `git pull` and `go build` should work!

[vzaliva]

this does not scale if you have 20-30 small utilities installed on your system.