Install Rust

The official instructions to install Rust can be found here.

Installation

Rust is installed through the rustup command line tool, which allows us to manage Rust versions and associated tools. It installs the Rust toolchain, rustccompiler, cargo tool, and much more.

Install on Linux

If you're using linux, you can open a terminal and enter the following command:

$ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

This command downloads the rustup install script and runs it, which will then install Rust. You might be prompted to enter your password. If the install was successful, you should see the following message:

Rust is installed now. Great!

To verify the script ran successfully, we can type the following command to get the rustup version:

$ rustup --version

Install on Mac

If you're using a mac, you first need to install a C compiler. We'll do that using xcode:

$ xcode-select --install

Similar to linux, we will open a terminal and enter the command for rustup:

$ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

We can verify with:

rustup --version

Install on Windows

Installing on windows will be slightly different.

You may need to install the Visual C++ Build Tools 2019 or equivalent (Visual Studio 2019, etc.) if theyre not already installed.

You'll need to download the rustup.exe and run it.

You can verify rustup installed by entering the following command into powershell:

rustup --version