in := []int{3,2,1,4,3,2,1,4,1} // any item can be sorted
sort.Ints(in)
j := 0
for i := 1; i < len(in); i++ {
if in[j] == in[i] {
continue
}
j++
// preserve the original data
// in[i], in[j] = in[j], in[i]
// only set what is required
in[j] = in[i]
}
result := in[:j+1]
fmt.Println(result) // [1 2 3 4]