How To Install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-windows-default-manifest in Fedora 36. mingw64-windows-default-manifest is MinGW Default Windows application manifest

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-windows-default-manifest`

The Default Windows application manifest is linked to applications by default to claim compatibility with the latest Windows versions. The package version number reflects the latest Windows kernel version supported by this manifest. This package contains the MinGW Windows cross compiled default Windows application manifest.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-windows-default-manifest.

Install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-windows-default-manifest using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-windows-default-manifest

Install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-windows-default-manifest using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-windows-default-manifest

How To Uninstall mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-windows-default-manifest package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-windows-default-manifest

mingw64-windows-default-manifest Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/mingw64-windows-default-manifest
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-windows-default-manifest/README
/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-windows-default-manifest
/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-windows-default-manifest/COPYING
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/default-manifest.o

References

mingw64-windows-default-manifest website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-windows-default-manifest on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).