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I'm following the steps from this link to install go. 

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties  # 12.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:duh/golang
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang

But for add-apt-repository, I am getting the following error:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:duh/golang
Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:duh/golang'.
Please check that the PPA name or format is correct.

after googling, I found adding -E worked: sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:duh/golang but I am getting the following error for apt-get update:

W: GPG error: downloads-distro.mongodb.org dist Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 9ECBEC467F0CEB10
W: Failed to fetch <url>/Packages  404  Not Found
W: Failed to fetch <url>//Packages  404  Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

where url = http://ppa.launchpad.net/duh/golang/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages

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It complains about "Cannot add PPA" at the very beginning because this package is not available for Trusty 14.04, see the "published packages" here of the PPA's page
(It works fine on my 12.04)

On 14.04 there's an official package called golang-go

You can just install it with:sudo apt-get install golang-go

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  • @RedFox Good to know it works for you, you can close this question by clicking on the checkmark on this answer to accept it, thanks.
    – P.-H. Lin
    Sep 10, 2015 at 7:16
  • @Lin, it won't let me close it or mark it as answer. I don't have enough reputation.
    – RedFox
    Sep 11, 2015 at 23:42

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