Go Wiki: Go on Linux

Baseline requirements

These are the minimum kernel requirements for any Go build. Some architectures may have a higher version requirement (see below).

Kernel version	Final support version
3.2 or above
2.6.32 or above	Go 1.23.12
2.6.23 or above	Go 1.18.10

Achitecture-specific requirements

Architecture	Kernel version	Initial support version	Final support version
386	3.2 or above	Go 1 *
amd64	3.2 or above	Go 1 *
arm	3.2 or above	Go 1.1 *
arm	3.1 or above	Go 1.1 *	Go 1.23.12
arm64	TBD	Go 1.5
loong64	5.19 or above	Go 1.19
mips	TBD	Go 1.8
mipsle	TBD	Go 1.8
mips64	TBD	Go 1.6
mips64le	4.8 or above	Go 1.6
ppc64	TBD	Go 1.5
ppc64le	TBD	Go 1.5
riscv	TBD	Go 1.14
s390x	TBD	Go 1.7

* Go 1.5 or above is recommended.