[Rust] Install Rust

This post is written by YoungJ-Baek

This post is written referring to the official documentation

1. Preface

Today, I will introduce how to install Rust in your Macbook. Recently, I have been interested in Rust, so I install it in my M1 Macbook Pro 14`. This post covers only how to install it with MacOS. Therefore, if you want to install it with Windows or Linux, please refer the official document at the top of this post.

2. Installation

2.1. Install rustup tool

First, open your terminal, and then type the command below. It will install rustup tool, which installs the latest stable version of Rust.

Command

$ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.3 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

After typing the command, you can select three options, 1) Proceed with installation (default), 2) Customize installation, 3) Cancel installation. I select the first one, but if you want other setting, follow the guide of the official document.

Then, you can see the message that you have successed the installation, Rust is installed now. Great!.

If you face linker errors, you should install a C compiler. For MacOs, you can install it with following command.

$ xcode-select --install

2.2. Add Path

Second, reload the terminal to add the path where Rust is installed to your PATH. If you do not want to reload it, you should add it manually.

Add PATH manually

$ source $HOME/.cargo/env

Then, check the version of Rust to see whether it has been installed well. In my case, I can see the message as followed.

Check version

youngjin@youngjinui-MacBookPro ~ % rustc --version
rustc 1.64.0 (a55dd71d5 2022-09-19)

2.3. Update and Uninstall

Third, if you want to update your Rust to the latest version, type the first command below. Otherwise, if you want to uninstall, use the second one.

Update Rust

$ rustup update

Uninstall Rust

$ rustup self uninstall

2.4. Troubleshooting

This is the end of Rust installation. If you have faced any problem, you’d better to find the official document, especially installation part.