[Rust Guide] 1.1. Install Rust

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1.1.1 Installing from the Official Site

Go to the official Rust website, where you can change the language in the top-right corner.

Click "Get Started" and you will see the following page:

Choose the download that matches your system: 32-BIT for 32-bit systems and 64-BIT for 64-bit systems. Most computers today are 64-bit. If you do not know whether your computer is 64-bit or 32-bit, and it is not an ancient machine, 64-bit will probably work.

If you want to install Rust on macOS, Linux, or the Windows Subsystem for Linux, run the following command in the terminal:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

Open the downloaded installer and you will see the following screen:

There are three options here:

Option 1 (default): standard installation
Option 2: custom installation, where you can choose the installation path, components, toolchain version, and more
Option 3: cancel installation

For most people, Option 1 is enough (either type 1 and press Enter, or just press Enter directly).

If you see the following screen, Rust has been installed successfully:

The installer will prompt you to restart your shell. Press Enter and the program will exit, and Rust will be installed.

1.1.2 Rust Command-Line Operations

Rust commands on Windows can be run in Terminal (it comes with Windows 11; if you do not have it, search for Windows Terminal in the Microsoft Store and install it).

Update Rust: rustup update
Rust is a relatively new language and is updated very frequently, so it is recommended to run this from time to time to get the latest version.
Uninstall Rust: rustup self uninstall
Check the installation: rustc --version or rustc -V
Output format: rustc x.y.z (xxxxxxxxx yyyy-mm-dd)
- x.y.z indicates the version number
- xxxxxxxxx indicates the hash of the current version
- yyyy-mm-dd indicates the commit date of that version in that year