diff --git a/install/lang/go/go b/install/lang/go/go
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index 5618995..0000000
--- a/install/lang/go/go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-
-# --- Go Language Environment BEGIN ---
-export GOROOT=/opt/go
-export PATH=$PATH:/opt/go/bin
-export GOPATH=/opt/go/apps
-export PATH=$PATH:/opt/go/apps/bin
-# --- Go Language Environment END ---
diff --git a/install/lang/python/python.inst b/install/lang/python/python.inst
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index 4d55ded..0000000
--- a/install/lang/python/python.inst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-declare dir="$(dirname $(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE:-$0}"))"
-# todo call distro specific install
-echo updating...
-sudo apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo installing pip and venv for python3
-sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-venv -y >/dev/null
-echo loading $dir/python.lib
-source $dir/python.lib
-echo available alias for pip use with sudo for libraries
-alias | grep spip
-mkdir -p /opt/python/apps/bin
-echo always use pip with sudo for libraries, for apps use pipx
-sudo -H python3 -m pip install pipx >/dev/null 2>&1
-BASH_SHELL_HOST=${BASH_SHELL_HOST:-$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)/$(hostname)}
-mkdir -p $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load
-cp $dir/python.lib $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/
-echo installed pipx version $(pipx --version) at $(which pipx)
-echo installing pypi apps to
-env | grep PIP
-echo available alias
-alias | grep pipx
diff --git a/lang/go/go.inst b/lang/go/go.inst
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index 0000000..1231244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/go/go.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+
+go_install () {
+
+
+
+local latest_url="https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text"
+
+## START INSTALL
+module_load  host-utils
+
+PLATFORM=$(get_platform)
+if [ -z "$PLATFORM" ]; then
+    echo "Your operating system is not supported by this install script."
+    return 1
+fi
+
+local goroot
+local force
+
+declare OPTION
+declare OPTARG
+declare OPTIND
+
+while getopts 'fr:' OPTION; do
+    # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
+  case "$OPTION" in
+    f)
+     force=true
+    ;;
+    r)
+      goroot=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo unknown option $OPTION
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))
+
+if [[ $GOROOT ]]; then
+  goroot=$GOROOT
+ else 
+ [[ ! $goroot ]] && goroot="$HOME/.go"  
+fi
+
+[[ $GOPATH ]] && gopath=$GOROOT || gopath=$goroot/apps
+
+goenv=(
+"\n"
+ "# ======= GO LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT ===========\n" 
+'export GOROOT='"$goroot"'\n'
+'export PATH=$PATH:'"$goroot"'/bin\n'
+'export GOPATH='"$gopath"'\n'
+'export PATH=$PATH:'"$gopath"'/bin\n'
+"# ======= GO LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT ==========="
+"\n")
+
+module_load confirm
+
+echo go install and environment will be
+printf "${goenv[*]}\n"
+confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
+
+VERSION=$(curl -s $latest_url | sed 's/^go//')
+if [[ $(which go) ]]; then
+  INSTALLED_VERSION=$(echo $(go version)| awk '{print $3}' | cut -c 3-)
+  # INSTALLED_VERSION=1.15.2 # this is for testing upgrade, comment out for production
+  echo installed: $INSTALLED_VERSION available: $VERSION
+  if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" == "$VERSION" ]; then
+    if [[ ! $force ]]; then 
+    echo Installed Version $INSTALLED_VERSION is current nothing to do, exiting
+    echo use -r flag to force reinstall
+    return 2
+    fi
+  fi
+  confirm Do you want to upgrade || return 1
+fi
+
+echo installing version $VERSION ......
+
+PACKAGE_NAME="go$VERSION.$PLATFORM.tar.gz"
+TEMP_DIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
+URL=https://go.dev/dl/go$VERSION.$PLATFORM.tar.gz 
+
+echo "Downloading $URL ..."
+if which wget 2>/dev/null; then
+    wget $URL -O "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz"
+else
+    curl -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz" $URL
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Download failed! Exiting."
+    return 1
+fi
+
+echo "Extracting File..."
+if ! mkdir -p "$goroot"; then
+echo unable to make directory $goroot with current user $user; aborting
+return 3
+fi
+
+tar -C "$goroot" --strip-components=1 -xzf "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/go.tar.gz"
+
+echo done installing go binary and support files
+rm -rf $TEMP_DIRECTORY
+echo making go workspace directories
+mkdir -p "${gopath}/"{src,pkg,bin}
+# TODO set correct permission if all have access
+
+echo "Setting up GO environment..."
+
+if [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST ]] && [[ ! $goroot == "$HOME/.go" ]]; then 
+  echo saving environment to $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/go.env
+  # confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
+  printf "${goenv[*]}\n" > $BASH_SHELL_HOST/load/go.env
+else 
+ if [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR ]] && [[ $goroot == "$HOME/.go" ]]; then 
+    echo saving environment to $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/load/go.env
+    # confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
+    printf "${goenv[*]}\n" > $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/load/go.env
+   else
+    echo appending environment block to $HOME/.bashrc
+    # confirm Do you want to continue || return 1
+    printf "${goenv[*]}\n" >> $HOME/.bashrc
+    cat $HOME/.bashrc
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo -e "\nGo $VERSION was installed into $goroot.\n(re)start a new shell for environment to take effect"
+return 0
+
+}
+
+# go_uninstall () {
+
+# }
+
+# go_upgrade () {
+
+# }
+
+
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || go_install $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install/lang/node/node b/lang/node/node
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rename from install/lang/node/node
rename to lang/node/node
diff --git a/install/lang/node/node.sh b/lang/node/node.sh
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rename from install/lang/node/node.sh
rename to lang/node/node.sh
diff --git a/install/lang/node/npm b/lang/node/npm
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rename from install/lang/node/npm
rename to lang/node/npm
diff --git a/install/lang/node/pm2 b/lang/node/pm2
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rename from install/lang/node/pm2
rename to lang/node/pm2
diff --git a/install/lang/node/yarn b/lang/node/yarn
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rename from install/lang/node/yarn
rename to lang/node/yarn
diff --git a/install/lang/python/python.lib b/lang/python/python.lib
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rename from install/lang/python/python.lib
rename to lang/python/python.lib