Install RUST on Windows & MAC

Explains how to install RUST on Mac and Windows machines.

MAC

Installing RUST is very simple when you are installing it on MAC.

Step 1: Download and install rustup

Rustup is the Rust toolchain installer. It installs all necessary tools along with the Rust compiler.

// install rustup

// more details https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

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

To verify the Installation

// Verify the installation

# rustc --version

# cargo --version

Windows

Download the installer from this URL and execute the file.

https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/rustup-init.exe

Step 1: Type 1 and hit enter

Step 2: Setup will download and install Visual Studio Installer. It doesn’t matter even if you have VS Code, as this is a different installer.

Step 3: Check the components and click Install.

Note: Based on the version of your windows, the screen will display the appropriate version number.

Step 4: Type 1 and press Enter to proceed with default installation. If you want to customize, then type 2 and press Enter.

Step 5: In the previous step, if you had chosen option 2, confirm your settings and type 1 to proceed with the installation.

Step 6: Verify the installation

Goto Command prompt (Start > Run > cmd)

C:> rustc --version

C:> cargo --version

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