How To Install rust-src on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-src on CentOS 7. rust-src is Sources for the Rust standard library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-src on CentOS 7.

What is rust-src

This package includes source files for the Rust standard library. It may be useful as a reference for code completion tools in various editors.

We can use yum or dnf to install rust-src on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rust-src.

Install rust-src on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rust-src using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rust-src

Install rust-src on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rust-src using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rust-src

How To Uninstall rust-src on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rust-src package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rust-src

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-src on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.