Install rush Parallel Task Runner on Ubuntu 26.04

The rush is a command-line utility for executing shell commands in parallel. It works in a similar way to GNU parallel, offering a simple approach for speeding up batch processing, automation tasks, and pipeline execution. This tutorial explains how to install rush parallel task runner on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install rush

Download the latest release archive directly from the official repository and extract binary into a system-wide directory:

curl -sSL https://github.com/shenwei356/rush/releases/latest/download/rush_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
  | sudo tar xz -C /usr/local/bin

Verify installation by checking rush tool version:

rush --version

Testing rush

A simple parallel execution test can be performed using a sequence of numbers. Each command runs concurrently, so output order may vary:

seq 1 3 | rush 'sleep 1; echo Job {} done'

Example output:

Job 2 done
Job 1 done
Job 3 done

Uninstall rush

To remove rush tool from the system, delete the installed binary:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/rush