asdf
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Visitasdf vs rustup
What both publish
| Fact | asdf | rustup |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The getting-started guide describes installation through Homebrew, Zypper, Pacman, precompiled binaries, Go, or a source build. | Unix installation uses a shell script, while Windows installation uses rustup-init.exe. |
| Purpose | asdf is a tool version manager that uses one `.tool-versions` file to share exact tool versions with a project team. | rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels. |
| Supported operating systems | The installation guide lists Linux and macOS dependency instructions and provides binaries for operating-system and architecture combinations. | The installer says rustup runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and illumos. |
asdf plans
- asdfFree
rustup plans
- rustupFree
Pick asdf if…
asdf suits project teams that want to share tool versions through a common configuration file. It is for managing tool runtimes, rather than system packages or upstream dependencies.
Pick rustup if…
rustup suits Rust developers who need to install, update, or switch toolchains, or add targets for cross-compilation. It also fits users managing local Rust builds or components used by editors.