How to Uninstall Rust Installed via Rustup

1. Uninstall Rust in Linux
2. Uninstall Rust in Windows

This article is about uninstalling Rust which was installed via Rustup.

Uninstall Rust in Linux

Use the following codes to uninstall rust, rustup, and cargo in the Linux operating system.

Type the following command in the Linux terminal.

rustup self uninstall

Uninstall Rust in Windows

To uninstall Rust in the Windows operating system, we can run the Rustup installer and select uninstall.

1. Go to the terminal in Windows and get into the directory where you have installed Rust. Then to see the Rust you have installed, type rustup and click Enter.

   C:\Users\DELL>rustup
   

   Output:

   

2. Now check the availability of cargo through the example below.

   C:\Users\DELL>cargo
   

   Output:

   

3. Now, to uninstall Rustup, we must enter the following command.

   C:\Users\DELL>rustup self uninstall
   

   Output:

   

4. Now, for continuing, you have to type y and click Enter. It may take a while to uninstall.

   

5. Now Rust will be uninstalled.