Rust for Linux Applications

Rust is an open source programming language.

This install guide is for Linux application developers who use Rust.

If you want to use Rust for embedded applications on Arm, see Rust for Embedded Applications instead.

What are the prerequisites before installing Rust on Arm Linux?

Rust is available for a variety of operating systems and Linux distributions, and there are multiple ways to install it.

This install guide provides a quick solution to install Rust on an Arm Linux distribution.

Confirm you are using an Arm machine by running:

    

        
        
uname -m

    

The output should be:

    

        
        aarch64

        
    

If you see a different result, you are not using an Arm computer running 64-bit Linux.

How do I install Rust on an Arm Linux system?

How do I install dependencies on Debian-based distributions?

Use the apt command to install the required software packages on any Debian-based Linux distribution, including Ubuntu.

    

        
        
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl gcc

    

How do I install dependencies on Red Hat, Fedora, or Amazon Linux?

These Linux distributions use yum as the package manager.

Use the yum command to install the required software packages. If the machine has sudo you can use it.

    

        
        
sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install -y curl gcc

    

How do I download and install Rust?

Run the following command to download and install Rust:

    

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

    

The installer output is similar to:

    

        
        info: downloading installer
info: profile set to default
info: default host triple is aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
info: syncing channel updates for stable-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
info: latest update on 2026-08-20 for version 1.98.0 (88d9e12ae 2026-08-18)
info: downloading 6 components
info: default toolchain set to stable-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu

  stable-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu installed - rustc 1.98.0 (88d9e12ae 2026-08-18)


Rust is installed now. Great!

To get started you may need to restart your current shell.
This would reload your PATH environment variable to include
Cargo's bin directory ($HOME/.cargo/bin).

To configure your current shell, you need to source
the corresponding env file under $HOME/.cargo.

This is usually done by running one of the following (note the leading DOT):
. "$HOME/.cargo/env"            # For sh/bash/zsh/ash/dash/pdksh
source "$HOME/.cargo/env.fish"  # For fish

        
    

The latest version of Rust is now installed.

The installer updates $HOME/.bashrc and $HOME/.profile to set up the environment. Start a new shell or run the following command to continue:

    

        
        
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

    

To confirm the installation is complete, run cargo version (cargo is the Rust package manager):

    

        
        
cargo version

    

The output is similar to:

    

        
        cargo 1.98.0 (797e8a9bc 2026-08-05)

        
    

You are ready to use the Rust programming language on your Arm Linux machine.

How do I get started using Rust?

To compile an example program, run the following commands:

    

        
        
cargo new hello
cd hello
cargo run

    

The cargo run command outputs:

    

        
           Compiling hello v0.1.0 (/home/user/hello)
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.54s
     Running `target/debug/hello`
Hello, world!