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How to install mdBook on Linux (rust-lang/mdBook) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

rust-lang/mdBook

Create book from markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust

Node.jsRust

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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Website ↗rust-lang.github.ioThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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v0.5.4 · 7/6/2026 ↗

mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 4.8 MB · 287,345 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.5.4/mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

Other Linux downloads (2)

mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 4.9 MB · 231,799 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.5.4/mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 4.8 MB · 19,601 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.5.4/mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

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Nested projects: crates/mdbook-compare/Cargo.toml, crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml, crates/mdbook-driver/Cargo.toml, crates/mdbook-html/Cargo.toml and 8 more

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linteslint --no-warn-ignored crates/mdbook-html/front-end/*js crates/mdbook-html/front-end/**/*js crates/mdbook-html/front-end/**/*js.hbs
lint-fixeslint --fix crates/mdbook-html/front-end/*js crates/mdbook-html/front-end/**/*js

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CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

package.json

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