diff --git a/src/rust/README.md b/src/rust/README.md
index c19855aac..022f8abbe 100644
--- a/src/rust/README.md
+++ b/src/rust/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ Installs Rust, common Rust utilities, and their required dependencies
 
 ## OS Support
 
-This Feature should work on recent versions of Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions with the `apt` package manager installed.
+This Feature should work on recent versions of Debian/Ubuntu, RedHat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, Alma, RockyLinux 
+and Mariner distributions with the `apt`, `yum`, `dnf`, `microdnf` and `tdnf` package manager installed.
+
+
+**Note:** Alpine is not supported because the rustup-init binary requires glibc to run, but Alpine Linux does not include `glibc` 
+by default. Instead, it uses musl libc, which is not binary-compatible with glibc.
 
 `bash` is required to execute the `install.sh` script.
 
diff --git a/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
index ae67e0bdc..9c3399ab8 100644
--- a/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "rust",
-    "version": "1.3.3",
+    "version": "1.4.0",
     "name": "Rust",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/rust",
     "description": "Installs Rust, common Rust utilities, and their required dependencies",
diff --git a/src/rust/install.sh b/src/rust/install.sh
index d89fbe492..7481a05f5 100755
--- a/src/rust/install.sh
+++ b/src/rust/install.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,77 @@ UPDATE_RUST="${UPDATE_RUST:-"false"}"
 
 set -e
 
-# Clean up
-if [ "$(ls -1 /var/lib/apt/lists/ | wc -l)" -gt -1 ]; then
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Detect the Linux distribution and package manager
+PKG_MANAGER=""
+
+# Bring in ID, ID_LIKE, VERSION_ID, VERSION_CODENAME
+. /etc/os-release
+# Get an adjusted ID independent of distro variants
+if [ "${ID}" = "debian" ] || [ "${ID_LIKE}" = "debian" ]; then
+    ADJUSTED_ID="debian"
+elif [ "${ID}" = "alpine" ]; then
+    ADJUSTED_ID="alpine"
+elif [[ "${ID}" = "rhel" || "${ID}" = "fedora" || "${ID}" = "mariner" || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"rhel"* || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"fedora"* || "${ID_LIKE}" = *"mariner"* ]]; then
+    ADJUSTED_ID="rhel"
+    VERSION_CODENAME="${ID}${VERSION_ID}"
+else
+    echo "Linux distro ${ID} not supported."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${VERSION_CODENAME-}" = "centos7" ]; then
+    # As of 1 July 2024, mirrorlist.centos.org no longer exists.
+    # Update the repo files to reference vault.centos.org.
+    sed -i s/mirror.centos.org/vault.centos.org/g /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo
+    sed -i s/^#.*baseurl=http/baseurl=http/g /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo
+    sed -i s/^mirrorlist=http/#mirrorlist=http/g /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo
+fi
+
+
+# Detect package manager
+if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="apt"
+elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="dnf"
+elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="yum"
+elif command -v microdnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="microdnf"
+elif command -v tdnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PKG_MANAGER="tdnf"
+else
+    echo "No supported package manager found. Supported: apt, dnf, yum, microdnf, tdnf"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+echo "Detected package manager: $PKG_MANAGER"
+
+# Clean up based on package manager
+clean_package_cache() {
+    case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+        apt)
+            if [ "$(ls -1 /var/lib/apt/lists/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l)" -gt 0 ]; then
+                rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+            fi
+            ;;
+        dnf|yum|microdnf)
+            if command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                dnf clean all
+            elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                yum clean all
+            elif command -v microdnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                microdnf clean all
+            fi
+            ;;
+        tdnf)
+            tdnf clean all
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Initial cleanup
+clean_package_cache
+
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo -e 'Script must be run as root. Use sudo, su, or add "USER root" to your Dockerfile before running this script.'
     exit 1
@@ -106,48 +172,174 @@ check_nightly_version_formatting() {
 
 updaterc() {
     if [ "${UPDATE_RC}" = "true" ]; then
-        echo "Updating /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/zsh/zshrc..."
-        if [[ "$(cat /etc/bash.bashrc)" != *"$1"* ]]; then
-            echo -e "$1" >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+        echo "Updating shell configuration files..."
+        local bashrc_file="/etc/bash.bashrc"
+        
+        # Different distributions use different bashrc locations
+        if [ ! -f "$bashrc_file" ]; then
+            if [ -f "/etc/bashrc" ]; then
+                bashrc_file="/etc/bashrc"
+            elif [ -f "/etc/bash/bashrc" ]; then
+                bashrc_file="/etc/bash/bashrc"
+            fi
+        fi
+        
+        if [ -f "$bashrc_file" ] && [[ "$(cat "$bashrc_file")" != *"$1"* ]]; then
+            echo -e "$1" >> "$bashrc_file"
         fi
+        
         if [ -f "/etc/zsh/zshrc" ] && [[ "$(cat /etc/zsh/zshrc)" != *"$1"* ]]; then
             echo -e "$1" >> /etc/zsh/zshrc
         fi
     fi
 }
 
-apt_get_update()
-{
-    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
-        echo "Running apt-get update..."
-        apt-get update -y
-    fi
+# Package update functions
+pkg_mgr_update() {
+    case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+        apt)
+            if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* 2>/dev/null | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+                echo "Running apt-get update..."
+                apt-get update -y
+            fi
+            ;;
+        dnf)
+            dnf check-update || true
+            ;;
+        yum)
+            yum check-update || true
+            ;;
+        microdnf)
+            # microdnf doesn't have check-update
+            true
+            ;;
+        tdnf)
+            tdnf makecache || true
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Check if package is installed
+is_package_installed() {
+    local package=$1
+    case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+        apt)
+            dpkg -s "$package" >/dev/null 2>&1
+            ;;
+        dnf|yum|microdnf|tdnf)
+            rpm -q "$package" >/dev/null 2>&1
+            ;;
+    esac
 }
 
-# Checks if packages are installed and installs them if not
+# Unified package checking and installation function
 check_packages() {
-    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        apt_get_update
-        apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends "$@"
+    local packages=("$@")
+    local missing_packages=()
+
+    # Check if curl-minimal is installed and swap it with curl
+    if is_package_installed "curl-minimal"; then
+        echo "curl-minimal is installed. Swapping it with curl..."
+        case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+            dnf|yum|microdnf)
+                ${PKG_MANAGER} swap curl-minimal curl -y
+                ;;
+            tdnf)
+                tdnf remove -y curl-minimal
+                tdnf install -y curl
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "Package manager does not support swapping curl-minimal with curl. Please handle this manually."
+                ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
+    # Map package names based on distribution
+    for i in "${!packages[@]}"; do
+        case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+            dnf|yum|microdnf|tdnf)
+                case "${packages[$i]}" in
+                    "libc6-dev") packages[$i]="glibc-devel" ;;
+                    "python3-minimal") packages[$i]="python3" ;;
+                    "libpython3.*") packages[$i]="python3-devel" ;;
+                    "gnupg2") packages[$i]="gnupg" ;;
+                esac
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    # Check which packages are missing
+    for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
+        if [ -n "$package" ] && ! is_package_installed "$package"; then
+            missing_packages+=("$package")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Install missing packages
+    if [ ${#missing_packages[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        pkg_mgr_update
+        case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+            apt)
+                apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends "${missing_packages[@]}"
+                ;;
+            dnf)
+                dnf install -y "${missing_packages[@]}"
+                ;;
+            yum)
+                yum install -y "${missing_packages[@]}"
+                ;;
+            microdnf)
+                microdnf install -y "${missing_packages[@]}"
+                ;;
+            tdnf)
+                tdnf install -y "${missing_packages[@]}"
+                ;;
+        esac
     fi
 }
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # Install curl, lldb, python3-minimal,libpython and rust dependencies if missing
-if ! dpkg -s curl ca-certificates gnupg2 lldb python3-minimal gcc libc6-dev > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    apt_get_update
-    apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates gcc libc6-dev
-    apt-get -y install lldb python3-minimal libpython3.?
+echo "Installing required dependencies..."
+check_packages curl ca-certificates gcc libc6-dev gnupg2 git
+
+# Install optional dependencies (continue if they fail)
+case "$PKG_MANAGER" in
+    apt)
+        check_packages lldb python3-minimal libpython3.? || true
+        ;;
+    dnf|yum|microdnf)
+        check_packages lldb python3 python3-devel || true
+        ;;
+    tdnf)
+        check_packages python3 python3-devel || true
+        # LLDB might not be available in Photon/Mariner
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Get architecture
+if command -v dpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    architecture="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
+else
+    architecture="$(uname -m)"
+    # Convert common architectures to Debian equivalents
+    case ${architecture} in
+        x86_64)
+            architecture="amd64"
+            ;;
+        aarch64)
+            architecture="arm64"
+            ;;
+    esac
 fi
 
-architecture="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
 download_architecture="${architecture}"
 case ${download_architecture} in
- amd64)
+ amd64|x86_64)
     download_architecture="x86_64"
     ;;
- arm64)
+ arm64|aarch64)
     download_architecture="aarch64"
     ;;
  *) echo "(!) Architecture ${architecture} not supported."
@@ -225,7 +417,6 @@ EOF
 chmod -R g+r+w "${RUSTUP_HOME}" "${CARGO_HOME}"
 
 # Clean up
-rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+clean_package_cache
 
 echo "Done!"
-
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_8.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_8.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_8.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_9.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_9.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_almalinux_9.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_centos.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_centos.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_centos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_fedora.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_fedora.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_fedora.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_mariner.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_mariner.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_mariner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_8.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_8.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_8.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_9.sh b/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_9.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0635916aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust/rust_with_rockylinux_9.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Definition specific tests
+check "cargo version" cargo  --version
+check "rustc version" rustc  --version
+check "correct rust version" rustup target list | grep aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
+
diff --git a/test/rust/scenarios.json b/test/rust/scenarios.json
index 83df710fb..003417958 100644
--- a/test/rust/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/rust/scenarios.json
@@ -15,5 +15,68 @@
                 "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
             }
         }
-    }
+    },
+    "rust_with_centos": {
+        "image": "centos:centos7",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_almalinux_8": {
+        "image": "almalinux:8",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_almalinux_9": {
+        "image": "almalinux:9",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_rockylinux_8": {
+        "image": "rockylinux:8",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_rockylinux_9": {
+        "image": "rockylinux:9",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_fedora": {
+        "image": "fedora",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "rust_with_mariner": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/cbl-mariner/base/core:2.0",
+        "features": {
+            "rust": {
+                "version": "latest",
+                "targets": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+            }
+        }
+    }                                                                
 }
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