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+# this includes some scripts to set up the environment quickly
+
+RUST_PROGRAMS=\
+	alacritty \
+	cargo-edit \
+	gitui \
+	lsd \
+	mask \
+	miniserve \
+	onefetch \
+	rg \
+	starship \
+	tiny \
+	tokei \
+	zoxide
+
+.PHONY: install_rust_programs
+.PHONY: install_rustup
+
+install_rustup:
+	curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+
+install_rust_programs:
+	cargo install $(RUST_PROGRAMS)