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 Once you have [installed Go][golang-install], install the `mockgen` tool.
 
 **Note**: If you have not done so already be sure to add `$GOPATH/bin` to your
-`PATH`.
+`PATH`, for example on Linux add to your `~/.bashrc`:
+`export PATH="/home/$USER/go/bin:$PATH"`
+Full path - with tilde will not work for some cases, for example when run from `go generate`.
 
 To get the latest released version use: