Install Rust on any OS by running the rustup installer script or downloading the Windows executable.
Install Rust by running the official installer script for your operating system, which sets up the rustup toolchain manager.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
On Windows, download and run the installer from https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install. After installation, restart your terminal and verify the setup with rustc --version.
Rustup is a tool that installs and manages the Rust programming language on your computer. It works like a package manager for the language itself, ensuring you have the latest stable version and tools needed to write code. Think of it as the official installer that sets up your development environment in one step.