I can install Rust in the Debian-11 template using rustup (after enabling networking temporarily).
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
But appVMs based on the template can’t use it.
rustc -V
bash: rustc: command not found
And installs on the appVM don’t persist. Has anyone got this working at all?
Installs on the AppVM should persist. If they do not, that is either a bug in rustup or a bug in Qubes OS. The install in the template not being usable in template-based qubes is expected, since rustup installs Rust to the home directory, not the root filesystem. It is also a bad idea, since it assumes you trust the TLS connection to the server and requires enabling networking. I recommend using Debian- or Fedora- provided Rust packages instead.
Tried again and it persisted. Not sure why it didn’t the first time, but working now.
Yeah, I just cloned the debian template and installed Rust to see if it would work.
Thanks