Install Rust

Overview

This section explains how to install and configure Rust on your GCP SUSE Arm64 VM, preparing your environment for building and benchmarking Rust applications.

Update your system

Update the system and install essential build tools required for compiling Rust programs:

    

        
        
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update -y
sudo zypper install -y curl gcc make

    

This ensures your system has the latest packages and the necessary compilation tools.

Install Rust using rustup

Rust provides an official installer script via rustup that handles the setup automatically:

    

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

    

When prompted, select option 1 for the default installation. This installs the latest stable version of Rust along with Cargo, Rust’s package manager and build system.

Configure your environment

Activate Rust’s environment variables for your current shell session:

    

        
        
source $HOME/.cargo/env

    

This command adds the Rust toolchain to your PATH, making the rustc compiler and cargo commands available.

Verify the installation

Confirm that Rust and Cargo installed successfully by checking their versions:

    

        
        
rustc --version
cargo --version

    

The output is similar to:

    

        
        rustc 1.91.0 (f8297e351 2025-10-28)
cargo 1.91.0 (ea2d97820 2025-10-10)

        
    

Your Rust installation is now complete and ready for development on your Arm64 instance.