How to Uninstall Go Completely

To uninstall Go completely, delete the installation directory and remove the environment variables from your shell configuration.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo rm -rf ~/go
unset GOPATH
unset GOROOT
unset PATH

Edit your shell profile (e.g., ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc) to remove any lines exporting GOROOT, GOPATH, or adding $GOROOT/bin to PATH, then run source ~/.bashrc (or the equivalent for your shell).

Uninstalling Go completely removes the Go programming language files from your computer and stops your system from looking for them. It is like uninstalling any other software by deleting its folder and removing the shortcuts that tell your computer where to find it.