Linux Rust Guide

Linux Rust Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to Rust programming language on Linux, covering Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions including installation, Cargo, and development.

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Table of Contents

1. Rust Installation
2. Cargo Package Manager
3. Rust Development
4. Troubleshooting

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Rust Installation

Install Rust

Using rustup (recommended):

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

# Reload shell
source ~/.cargo/env

Arch/CachyOS (system package):

# Install Rust
sudo pacman -S rust

# Install Cargo
sudo pacman -S cargo

Verify Installation

Check Rust:

# Check version
rustc --version
cargo --version

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Cargo Package Manager

Create Project

New project:

# Create project
cargo new my-project

# Or library
cargo new --lib my-lib

Build and Run

Cargo commands:

# Build
cargo build

# Run
cargo run

# Test
cargo test

# Release build
cargo build --release

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Rust Development

Hello World

Basic program:

fn main() {
    println!("Hello, World!");
}

Dependencies

Add dependencies:

# Cargo.toml
[dependencies]
serde = "1.0"

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Troubleshooting

Rust Not Found

Check installation:

# Check Rust
which rustc
which cargo

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

Compilation Errors

Check errors:

# Build with verbose output
cargo build --verbose

# Check Rust version
rustc --version

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Summary

This guide covered Rust installation, Cargo usage, and development for Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions.

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Next Steps

• Development Environment - Development setup
• VS Code Guide - VS Code setup
• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/

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This guide covers Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other Linux distributions. For distribution-specific details, refer to your distribution's documentation.