devpack-for-rust0.2.1

devpack-for-rust takes a Linux developer through an interactive wizard that assembles a ready-to-use Rust workspace from selected components. It installs Rustup, lets the user choose a rustc version, and adds an IDE alongside selected Rust ecosystem command-line tools. Choices are made with the arrow keys or HJKL, while Space or Enter confirms the highlighted option.

Built by Canonical as a Linux developer tool, it is aimed at newcomers who want a guided starting point as well as experienced Rust users assembling a preferred environment. The current version is 0.2.1, and the project is open-source. The project welcomes feedback, particularly suggestions for additional Rust-based CLI tools that can extend a developer’s workflow.

Running it requires Linux with snapd on x86_64 (amd64) hardware. The tools it installs have their own licenses and are separate from, and unaffiliated with, devpack-for-rust. Its Spread integration suite places the built snap in LXD virtual machines, exercises the command-line interface and interactive wizard, selects stable Rust, just, and ripgrep, verifies those tools, compiles and runs a Rust program, and executes a just recipe. Those checks run on the Ubuntu systems defined in spread.yaml. Contributors can participate through GitHub, which requires an account for that activity.