macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rustuplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rustupMacPorts ports tree · devel/rustup/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 444
Install rustup with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, chocolatey, winget
Rust toolchain installer. Version 1.29.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-15. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install librust-rustup-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rustupAlpine Linux edge package indexes · rustup · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rustupDebian stable package indexes · rustup · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rustupFedora Rawhide package metadata · rustup · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustupnixpkgs package indexes · rustup · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S rustupArch Linux sync databases · rustup · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install rustupopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rustup · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/rustupScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/rustup.json · source: api.github.com
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install rust-analyzerChocolatey community package catalog · rust-analyzer · source: community.chocolatey.org
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Rustlang.rust-analyzer -eWindows Package Manager source index · Rustlang.rust-analyzer · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Rust toolchain installer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-miri
- rls
- rust-analyzer
- rustup
history
Project history and usage
rustup is the official Rust toolchain installer and multiplexer. It installs and updates stable, beta, nightly, versioned and custom toolchains, then exposes their commands through proxies such as rustc and cargo.
Project history
The current rustup lineage emerged in 2016 from the earlier multirust toolchain-management work. Early releases renamed binaries and metadata from multirust to rustup, adopted a TOML settings file, and moved the default state directory from ~/.multirust to ~/.rustup. Subsequent releases added component management, toolchain override files, rustfmt, Clippy, Miri, PowerShell integration, and continuing installer and platform improvements.
Adoption history
rustup became Rust's standard user-facing installer and toolchain manager and is documented under the rust-lang organization. Its packages appear across Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, Pacman, MacPorts, Scoop and other package ecosystems, although some distribution package names in the supplied metadata refer to development libraries or related tools rather than the canonical installer.
How it is used
Typical workflows install Rust, select a default channel, update installed toolchains, add compilation targets or components, and pin projects with rust-toolchain.toml. Directory overrides and +toolchain command syntax let developers test projects against multiple compiler releases without replacing the system installation.
Why package nerds care
rustup is central to Rust's distribution model: it separates compiler channels and target components from the host operating system's package cadence. Package maintainers care about the distinction between installing rustup itself and letting rustup manage compilers, standard libraries, components, and cross-compilation targets inside RUSTUP_HOME.
Timeline
- 2016: Early rustup releases replaced multirust naming and introduced TOML-backed settings.
- 2016: Version 0.7 moved the default state directory from ~/.multirust to ~/.rustup.
- 2017: Releases expanded component handling and toolchain selection from version files.
- 2018–2019: rustfmt, Clippy, Miri and broader shell and platform support became part of the managed-toolchain experience.
- 2026: Version 1.29 introduced concurrent download and unpacking improvements.
Related projects
- rustc and Cargo are installed and selected through rustup-managed toolchains. rust-analyzer, rustfmt, Clippy, Miri and standard-library targets can be distributed as toolchain components. multirust was rustup's direct predecessor.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rustup. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
${RUSTUP_HOME}/settings.toml/etc/rustup/settings.toml- Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.rustup\settings.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-miri | cli | global executable | |
rls | cli | global executable | |
rust-analyzer | cli | global executable | |
rustup | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.29.1
manager updated2026-09-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.29.0
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rustup |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.29.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rustup |
| Homepage | https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup |
| Upstream docs | https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/archive/refs/tags/1.29.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-15T23:25:02+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Uses from macOS | curl, xz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To use rustup, ensure you have "$(brew --prefix rustup)/bin" in your $PATH: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/installation/already-installed-rust.html This formula no longer provides `rustup-init`. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rustup |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
librust-rustup-dev 1.27.1-3+b1
Manage multiple rust installations with ease - Rust source code
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo apt install librust-rustup-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rustup
- 32 dependencies
- 32 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
Debian apt95%
rustup 1.27.1-3+b1
Rust toolchain installer
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo apt install rustup- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rustup
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
Nix95%
rustup
nix profile install nixpkgs#rustup- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
Ubuntu apt95%
librust-rustup-dev 1.26.0-5build1
Manage multiple rust installations with ease - Rust source code
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo apt install librust-rustup-dev- Section: universe/rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rustup
- 32 dependencies
- 32 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
Ubuntu apt95%
rustup 1.26.0-5build1
The Rust toolchain installer
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo apt install rustup- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
apk95%
rustup 1.29.0-r0
Rust toolchain installer
sudo apk add rustup- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
apk95%
rustup-bash-completion 1.29.0-r0
Bash completions for rustup
sudo apk add rustup-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
apk95%
rustup-fish-completion 1.29.0-r0
Fish completions for rustup
sudo apk add rustup-fish-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
apk95%
rustup-zsh-completion 1.29.0-r0
Zsh completions for rustup
sudo apk add rustup-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
dnf95%
rustup 1.29.0-7.fc45
Manage multiple rust installations with ease
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo dnf install rustup- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND Unicode-3.0 AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND Zlib AND (0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
pacman95%
rustup 1.29.0-2
The Rust toolchain installer
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup.rs
sudo pacman -S rustup- License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 10 provides
- 6 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
zypper95%
rustup 1.29.0~0-1.1
A tool for managing user Rust toolchains
https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup
sudo zypper install rustup- License: (0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (Apache-2.0
- Category: Development/Languages/Rust
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rustup
- 4 dependencies
- 17 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
MacPorts95%
rustup
sudo port install rustup- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
Scoop95%
main/rustup
scoop install main/rustup- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rustup
MacPorts94%
rust-analyzer
sudo port install rust-analyzer- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Rust Analyzer
Debian apt92%
rust-analyzer 1.85.0+dfsg3-1
Rust Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation
sudo apt install rust-analyzer- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rustc
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Rust Analyzer
source trail
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