We will have to install the following system dependencies before we can go ahead and create a Rust unit for the C project. Follow the given steps to download and install the build-essential package for your project:

1. We will require the Rust compiler and any text editor to develop the Rust code snippet.
2. Create a Rust library project using the Cargo tool:

      cargo new c-to-rust

3. Enter the newly created Rust library project:

      cd c_to_rust

4. Open the Cargo.toml file in your favorite text editor and make the modification shown in the following screenshot:

5. Install the build-essential tool on your machine, which is usually present by default:

      sudo apt-get update && apt-get install build-essential