How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu.
What is gcc-mingw-w64-base
gcc-mingw-w64-base is:
MinGW-w64 provides a development and runtime environment for 32- and 64-bit (x86 and x64) Windows applications using the Windows API and the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc).
This empty package contains the documentation common to all gcc-mingw-w64 packages.
There are three methods to install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gcc-mingw-w64-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base
Install gcc-mingw-w64-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base
Install gcc-mingw-w64-base Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base
How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gcc-mingw-w64-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64-base
Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-mingw-w64-base
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-base Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-mingw-w64-base configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mingw-w64-base
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-mingw-w64-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mingw-w64-base
Dependencies
gcc-mingw-w64-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-base package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.