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% Installing Rust
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The first step to using Rust is to install it! There are a number of ways to
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install Rust, but the easiest is to use the `rustup` script. If you're on Linux
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or a Mac, all you need to do is this:
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> Note: you don't need to type in the `$`s, they just indicate the start of
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> each command. You’ll see many tutorials and examples around the web that
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> follow this convention: `$` for commands run as your regular user, and
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> `#` for commands you should be running as an administrator.
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```bash
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$ curl -sf -L https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh | sh
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```
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If you're concerned about the [potential insecurity][insecurity] of using `curl
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| sh`, please keep reading and see our disclaimer below. And feel free to
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use a two-step version of the installation and examine our installation script:
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```bash
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$ curl -f -L https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup.sh -O
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$ sh rustup.sh
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```
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[insecurity]: http://curlpipesh.tumblr.com
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If you're on Windows, please download either the [32-bit installer][win32] or
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the [64-bit installer][win64] and run it.
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[win32]: https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-1.0.0-i686-pc-windows-gnu.msi
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[win64]: https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-1.0.0-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.msi
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## Uninstalling
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If you decide you don't want Rust anymore, we'll be a bit sad, but that's okay.
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Not every programming language is great for everyone. Just run the uninstall
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script:
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```bash
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$ sudo /usr/local/lib/rustlib/uninstall.sh
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```
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If you used the Windows installer, just re-run the `.msi` and it will give you
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an uninstall option.
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Some people, and somewhat rightfully so, get very upset when we tell you to
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`curl | sh`. Basically, when you do this, you are trusting that the good
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people who maintain Rust aren't going to hack your computer and do bad things.
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That's a good instinct! If you're one of those people, please check out the
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documentation on [building Rust from Source][from-source], or [the official
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binary downloads][install-page].
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[from-source]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust#building-from-source
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[install-page]: http://www.rust-lang.org/install.html
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Oh, we should also mention the officially supported platforms:
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* Windows (7, 8, Server 2008 R2)
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* Linux (2.6.18 or later, various distributions), x86 and x86-64
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* OSX 10.7 (Lion) or greater, x86 and x86-64
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We extensively test Rust on these platforms, and a few others, too, like
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Android. But these are the ones most likely to work, as they have the most
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testing.
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Finally, a comment about Windows. Rust considers Windows to be a first-class
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platform upon release, but if we're honest, the Windows experience isn't as
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integrated as the Linux/OS X experience is. We're working on it! If anything
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does not work, it is a bug. Please let us know if that happens. Each and every
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commit is tested against Windows just like any other platform.
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If you've got Rust installed, you can open up a shell, and type this:
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```bash
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$ rustc --version
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```
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You should see the version number, commit hash, commit date and build date:
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```bash
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rustc 1.0.0 (a59de37e9 2015-05-13) (built 2015-05-14)
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```
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If you did, Rust has been installed successfully! Congrats!
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This installer also installs a copy of the documentation locally, so you can
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read it offline. On UNIX systems, `/usr/local/share/doc/rust` is the location.
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On Windows, it's in a `share/doc` directory, inside wherever you installed Rust
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to.
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If not, there are a number of places where you can get help. The easiest is
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[the #rust IRC channel on irc.mozilla.org][irc], which you can access through
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[Mibbit][mibbit]. Click that link, and you'll be chatting with other Rustaceans
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(a silly nickname we call ourselves), and we can help you out. Other great
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resources include [the user’s forum][users], and
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[Stack Overflow][stackoverflow].
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[irc]: irc://irc.mozilla.org/#rust
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[mibbit]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust
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[users]: http://users.rust-lang.org/
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[stackoverflow]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/rust
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