Here is a snapshot of versions of rust/cargo versions for different OS as of today (Feb. 12, 2026):
| OS | package & version | Rolling version ? | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Jammy (22.04 LTS) | cargo 1.75.0 |
No | cargo-1.85, cargo-1.89 |
| Ubuntu Noble (24.04 LTS) | cargo 1.75.0 |
No | cargo-1.85, cargo-1.89, rustup |
| Ubuntu Resolute (26.04) | cargo 1.88.0 |
No | cargo-1.85, cargo-1.89 , cargo-1.91, rustup |
| Debian Bookworm | cargo 0.66.0 (=rustc 1.63) |
No | cargo-web 1.85.0 |
| Debian Trixie | cargo 1.85.0 |
No | cargo 1.90.0 (via trixie-backports), rustup |
| RHEL 9 | cargo 1.88.0 (via rust-toolset) |
Yes | - |
| RHEL 10 | cargo 1.88.0 (via rust-toolset) |
Yes | - |
| CentOS Stream 9 | cargo 1.92.0 |
Yes | - |
| CentOS Stream 10 | cargo 1.92.0 |
Yes | - |
| Fedora 42, 43, 44 | cargo 1.93.0 |
Yes | rustup |
| Arch Linux (rolling) | rust 1.93.0 |
Yes | rustup |
| OpenSUSE Tumbleweed (rolling) | cargo 1.93.0 |
Yes | cargo1.85, cargo1.88, rustup |
| NixOS 25.11 | cargo 1.91.1 |
Yes | rustup |
| OpenEmbedded Scarthgap 5.0 (LTS) | rust 1.75.0 (openembedded-core) |
No | cargo 1.86.0 (meta-rust layer), cargo 1.92.0 (lts-rust-mixin layer for Yocto) |
| Windows via Pixi | rust 1.93.0 |
Yes | Any version since 1.18.0. e.g.: rust==1.85.0 |