Install go-bitsong

This guide will explain how to install the bitsongd binary into your system.
On Ubuntu start by updating your system:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Install pre-requisites
On Ubuntu this can be done with the following:
sudo apt install git build-essential ufw curl jq --yes
Install Go
Install go by following the official docs. On Ubuntu, you can probably use:
wget -q -O - https://git.io/vQhTU | bash -s -- --version 1.19.5
Install go-bitsong binary
Clone the go-bitsong repo, checkout and install v0.14.0 :
cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/bitsongofficial/go-bitsong
cd go-bitsong
git checkout v0.14.0
make install
NOTE: If you still have issues at this step, please check that you have the latest stable version of GO installed.
Verify that everything is OK:
bitsongd version
bitsongd for instance should output something similar to:
0.14.0

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