How To Install cargo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cargo on Debian 12.
What is cargo
cargo is:
Cargo is a tool that allows Rust projects to declare their various dependencies, and ensure that you’ll always get a repeatable build.
To accomplish this goal, Cargo does four things:
- Introduces two metadata files with various bits of project information.
- Fetches and builds your project’s dependencies.
- Invokes rustc or another build tool with the correct parameters to build your project.
- Introduces conventions, making working with Rust projects easier.
Cargo downloads your Rust project??s dependencies and compiles your project.
There are three methods to install cargo on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cargo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cargo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cargo
Install cargo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cargo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cargo
Install cargo Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cargo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cargo
How To Uninstall cargo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cargo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cargo
Uninstall cargo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cargo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cargo
Remove cargo Configurations and Data
To remove cargo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cargo
Remove cargo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cargo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cargo
Dependencies
cargo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cargo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.