Cannot compile (Ubuntu 18.04) -> old Rust version about electrs HOT 9 CLOSED

It seems you are using an older Rust toolchain...
Could you run cargo --version to verify?

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~/electrs$ cargo --version
cargo 0.26.0

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Very weird... did you install it with rustup?
Could you switch to stable (1.27) and try to re-build it?

$ rustup install stable
$ cargo +stable build --release

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it does not work for me.

$ sudo rustup install stable
sudo: rustup: command not found

$ sudo apt-get install rustup
E: Unable to locate package rustup

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You can install it from https://rustup.rs/ (or https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustup.rs/#other-installation-methods)

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apparently I'm not smart enough to copy with this issue

$ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
info: downloading installer
error: it looks like you have an existing installation of Rust at:
error: /usr/bin
error: rustup cannot be installed alongside Rust. Please uninstall first
error: if this is what you want, restart the installation with `-y'
error: cannot install while Rust is installed

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No worries... it's indeed tricky.
How did you install Rust in the first place?

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I guess rust gets installed as a dependency after I did sudo apt-get install cargo.

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Indeed...
I suggest using rustup for getting the latest Rust.

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