1GETTING STARTED

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Let’s start your Rust journey! There’s a lot to learn, but every journey starts somewhere. In this chapter, we’ll discuss:

  • Installing Rust on Linux, macOS, and Windows
  • Writing a program that prints Hello, world!
  • Using cargo, Rust’s package manager and build system

Installation

The first step is to install Rust. We’ll download Rust through rustup, a command line tool for managing Rust versions and associated tools. You’ll need an internet connection for the download.

NOTE

If you prefer not to use rustup for some reason, please see the Rust installation page at https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install/ for other options.

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