{"id":75,"date":"2025-08-20T20:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rusttutorial.com\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-08-21T18:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T01:56:07","slug":"installing-rust","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rusttutorial.com\/rust-tutorial\/installing-rust\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Rust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you can write and run Rust code on your machine, you need to install the Rust compiler and its tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this tutorial, we will go through a step-by-step process to install Rust using <strong>rustup<\/strong>, set up <strong>Cargo<\/strong> (Rust\u2019s package manager and build system), and verify that everything is working correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='why-use-rustup'>Why Use Rustup? <a href=\"#why-use-rustup\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"why-use-rustup\" title=\"Anchor for Why Use Rustup?\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rustup is the official installer and version manager for Rust. It makes it easy to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install Rust on your system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep Rust updated with a single command.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage different Rust versions if your projects require them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='step-1-install-rustup'>Step 1: Install Rustup <a href=\"#step-1-install-rustup\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"step-1-install-rustup\" title=\"Anchor for Step 1: Install Rustup\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='on-macos-and-linux'>On macOS and Linux <a href=\"#on-macos-and-linux\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"on-macos-and-linux\" title=\"Anchor for On macOS and Linux\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommended way is to open your terminal (Command Prompt, PowerShell, or shell) and run:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">curl --proto <span class=\"hljs-string\">'=https'<\/span> --tlsv1<span class=\"hljs-number\">.2<\/span> -sSf https:<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/sh.rustup.rs | sh<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This command downloads and runs the official Rust installation script. You can follow the on-screen instructions and choose the default option unless you have a specific need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='on-windows'>On Windows <a href=\"#on-windows\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"on-windows\" title=\"Anchor for On Windows\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, go to the official Rust installation page:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rust-lang.org\/tools\/install\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.rust-lang.org\/tools\/install<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, download <strong>rustup-init.exe<\/strong> (the Windows installer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third, run <code>rustup-init.exe<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When the installer opens, choose the <strong>default installation<\/strong> (recommended).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This will install both <strong>rustc<\/strong> (the Rust compiler) and <strong>cargo<\/strong> (Rust\u2019s package manager &amp; build tool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After installation, Rustup automatically configures your environment variables. To confirm, you can restart your terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='step-2-verify-installation'>Step 2: Verify Installation <a href=\"#step-2-verify-installation\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"step-2-verify-installation\" title=\"Anchor for Step 2: Verify Installation\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run the following command in your terminal:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">rustc --version<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the installation was successful, you\u2019ll see something like:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"CSS\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"css\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-css\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">rustc<\/span> 1<span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.89<\/span><span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.0<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">or<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">newer<\/span>)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">CSS<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">css<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This confirms that the Rust compiler is installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='step-3-understanding-cargo'>Step 3: Understanding Cargo <a href=\"#step-3-understanding-cargo\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"step-3-understanding-cargo\" title=\"Anchor for Step 3: Understanding Cargo\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cargo is Rust\u2019s build system and package manager, installed automatically with Rustup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can check if Cargo is installed by running:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">cargo --version<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"CSS\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"css\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-css\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">cargo<\/span> 1<span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.89<\/span><span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.0<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">CSS<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">css<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cargo handles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating new Rust projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compiling your code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing external libraries (called <em>crates<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Running tests and building documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='step-4-updating-rust'>Step 4: Updating Rust <a href=\"#step-4-updating-rust\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"step-4-updating-rust\" title=\"Anchor for Step 4: Updating Rust\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rust has a regular release cycle (every six weeks). 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