How to update Hugo? On Linux / OS X?

On linux

On Linux, if you have go installed, just run

1CGO_ENABLED=1 go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest

Source: Go Hugo

Hugo binary would be installed to ~/go/bin. Ensure that directory is added to PATH

OS X

For OS X, Home Brew is a good option.

  • Install Home Brew, and run brew install hugo
  • To update:
1brew update
2brew upgrade hugo

Source : Go Hugo