How do I fix the Rust error "linker 'cc' not found" for Debian on Windows 10?

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Linux Problem Overview

I'm running Debian on Windows 10 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and installed Rust using the command:

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

There were no errors in the install, but when I tried to compile with rustc I got the error linker 'cc' not found.

Linux Solutions

Solution 1 - Linux

The Linux Rust installer doesn't check for a compiler toolchain, but seems to assume that you've already got a C linker installed! The best solution is to install the tried-and-true gcc toolchain.

sudo apt install build-essential

If you need to target another architecture, install the appropriate toolchain and target the compilation as follows:

rustc --target=my_target_architecture -C linker=target_toolchain_linker my_rustfile.rs

Solution 2 - Linux

I ran the following 2 commands and it worked.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install build-essential

Solution 3 - Linux

Solution for CentOS:

yum -y install gcc

Solution 4 - Linux

You have to install some dependencies

for Arch Linux sudo pacman -S base-devel

for Ubuntu sudo apt install build-essential

for Centos sudo yum install gcc

Solution 5 - Linux

Solution for Solus:

sudo eopkg it -c system.devel

Solution 6 - Linux

Please do an "Update and Upgrade" before installing setup tools.

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