<a href="/doc/install/gccgo">Setting up and using gccgo</a>.
</p>
-<h2 id="download">Obtaining the Go tools</h2>
+<h2 id="download">Download the Go tools</h2>
<p>
Visit the
<a href="/doc/install/gccgo">installing gccgo instead of gc</a>.
</p>
-<h2 id="install">Installing the Go tools</h2>
+<h2 id="install">Install the Go tools</h2>
<p>
The Go binary distributions assume they will be installed in
</pre>
<p>
-Extract the archive into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in
-<code>/usr/local/go</code>:
+Extract <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-FreeBSD+OR+OpSys-Linux">the archive</a>
+into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>:
</p>
<pre>
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.release.go1.tar.gz
</pre>
-<p>(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)</p>
+<p>
+(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)
+</p>
<p>
Add <code>/usr/local/go/bin</code> to the <code>PATH</code> environment
<h3 id="osx">Mac OS X</h3>
<p>
-Open the <code>.pkg</code> file and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
+Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Darwin">package file</a>
+and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
The package installs the Go distribution to <code>/usr/local/go</code>.
</p>
<h4 id="windows_msi">MSI installer</h3>
<p>
-Open the <code>.msi</code> file and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
+Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DInstaller">MSI file</a>
+and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
By default, the installer puts the Go distribution in <code>c:\Go</code>.
</p>
<h4 id="windows_zip">Zip archive</h3>
<p>
-Extract the <code>.zip</code> file to the directory of your choice (we
-suggest <code>c:\Go</code>).
+Extract the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DArchive">ZIP file</a>
+to the directory of your choice (we suggest <code>c:\Go</code>).
</p>
<p>
Settings" option inside the "System" control panel.
</p>
-<h2 id="testing">Testing your installation</h2>
+<h2 id="testing">Test your installation</h2>
<p>
Check that Go is installed correctly by building a simple program, as follows.