{"id":9318,"date":"2021-08-17T13:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:05:58","slug":"how-to-install-rust-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/centos\/how-to-install-rust-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Rust on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rust (commonly known as Rust-Lang) is a modern, powerful, open-source server-side programming language. It was developed by Mozilla and first launched in 2010. It provides numerous features such as move semantics, zero-cost abstractions, pattern matching, minimal runtime, type inference, threads without data traces, efficient C bindings, etc.<\/p>\n

Rust is similar to c++ and runs on a number of platforms. Organizations that rely on Rust in their production servers include CoreOS, Dropbox, and Mozilla.<\/p>\n

In this guide, we will walk you through the installation of the Rust language on Linux and write our first program.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Install necessary dependencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We first need to install the necessary dependencies required for Rust in Linux.<\/p>\n

To install the dependencies on Debian-based systems, run the following command:<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
To install the dependencies on Red Hat-based systems, run the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install cmake gcc -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Step 2: Installing curl<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Moving along, we will install Rust in Linux using curl, a free command-line utility. If you don’t have curl in your system, run either of the following commands to install.<\/p>\n
To install curl on a Ubuntu \/ Debian-based Linux distributions run:<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install curl -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
To install curl on Red Hat-based Linux distributions such as Rocky Linux, Fedora and CentOS, run:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install curl -y<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Step 3: Install Rust<\/strong><\/h2>\n
With curl installed, the next step will be to install rust. Use the curl command to download and execute the installation script.<\/p>\n
$ curl https:\/\/sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh<\/strong><\/pre>\n
The above command is distribution-agnostic and will run on any Linux environment.<\/p>\n
When prompted, select \u20181<\/strong>\u2019 and hit Enter to proceed with the installation. All the required components for Rust programming language will be downloaded.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When the installation is complete, the following output will be displayed.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Rust will not add the Cargo bin directory (the package management and crate host for rust) to your $PATH<\/strong> during the installation process, therefore you’ll have to do it manually. Run the command:<\/p>\n
$ source $HOME\/.cargo\/env<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, source your user .profile<\/strong> file so as to make sure it uses the modified $PATH. This ensures your shell functions properly within the Rust environment. Execute the command below:<\/p>\n
$ source ~\/.profile<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Finally, let’s verify the version of rust installed in our machine with the command:<\/p>\n
$ rust --version<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n
From the output, the currently installed rust version is 1.54.0<\/p>\n
Step 4: Testing your Installation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
We are now ready to run our first program in rust. We will run a simple \u201chello world\u201d script. I will first create a new directory for my rust project.<\/p>\n
$ mkdir ~\/rustproject<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Next, navigate into the new directory.<\/p>\n
$ cd rustproject<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Let\u2019s now create and open a new rust file with the command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo nano rusttestfile.rs<\/strong><\/pre>\n
You should notice that rust programs are saved with the .rs extension.<\/p>\n
Copy the following lines of code that print the statement \u201cThis script is running\u201d. Save and close the file.<\/p>\n
fn main(){<\/strong>\r\n\r\nprintln!(\u201cThis rust script is running\u201d);<\/strong>\r\n\r\n}<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
After saving the above file, create a Rust executable for our rusttestfile.rs file with the command:<\/p>\n
$ rustc rusttestfile.rs<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Finally, we will run the compiled program with the following command:<\/p>\n
$ .\/rusttestfile<\/strong><\/pre>\n
You should see \u201cThis script is running!\u201d printed in the output upon successful execution of the program.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
We are now set to write rust programs on Linux.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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