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It is weird, because here: https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing

...they refer you to the GH's releases page, where you can find binaries ready to use (I don't use Mac, but I see 64 bit and ARM64).

You don't need a Go dev env to use Hugo. I use it in Linux and I don't have a Go compiler installed.

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You don't need Go, but it enables certain features like Hugo modules, which I find easier to use e.g. for themes than e.g. git submodules: https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/

Basically it uses the Go dependency manager to help you assemble your website. Here's my documentation on Hugo modules for my work-in-progress Hugo theme: https://git.sr.ht/~skyfaller/maxethics-hugo#hugo-modules

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