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<p>
Extract <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-FreeBSD+OR+OpSys-Linux+OR+OpSys-OSX+Type-Archive">the archive</a>
-into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>:
+into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>.
+For example:
</p>
<pre>
-tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.0.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.0.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
</pre>
<p>
+The name of the archive may differ, depending on the version of Go you are
+installing and your system's operating system and processor architecture.
+</p>
+
+<p>
(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)
</p>