How to Install and Uninstall rust-src Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "rust-src" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rust-src on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rust-src
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rust-src" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall rust-src on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rust-src
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rust-src package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: rust-src
Source: rustc
Version: 1.41.1+dfsg1-1~deb10u1
Installed-Size: 87389
Maintainer: Debian Rust Maintainers
Architecture: all
Description: Rust systems programming language - source code
Description-md5: 7c8d03ba583d96a9cc7a0dc63f208a52
Homepage: http://www.rust-lang.org/
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rustc/rust-src_1.41.1+dfsg1-1~deb10u1_all.deb
Size: 10433588
MD5sum: 1d6874a9a51be55e0c8b6c89261ebb45
SHA256: 363f29e2cceba18d859724658e700c49fbce12722bc659e22637c7e78b92af03