How do I fix the Rust error "linker 'cc' not found" for Debian on Windows 10?

The Linux Rust installer doesn't check for a compiler toolchain, but seems to assume that you've already got a C linker installed! The best solution is to install the tried-and-true gcc toolchain.

sudo apt install build-essential

If you need to target another architecture, install the appropriate toolchain and target the compilation as follows:

rustc --target=my_target_architecture -C linker=target_toolchain_linker my_rustfile.rs

I ran the following 2 commands and it worked.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install build-essential

You have to install some dependencies

for Arch Linux sudo pacman -S base-devel

for Ubuntu sudo apt install build-essential

for Centos sudo yum install gcc

for Solus sudo eopkg it -c system.devel

Solution for CentOS:

yum -y install gcc

if u are on wsl2 - ubuntu try to update the pacakges with following cmds:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install build-essential

Solution for Solus:

sudo eopkg it -c system.devel

Please do an "Update and Upgrade" before installing setup tools.

You can fix this problem by adding build essential package in linux

sudo apt install -y build-essential

IF ABOVE IS NOT WORKING: cc is included in the "GCC" package. You need to uninstall GCC and then reinstall it if you have accidentally replaced or removed the cc binary.