How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-base on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-base on Debian 9.
What is gnat-mingw-w64-base
gnat-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 gnat-mingw-w64 packages.
There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64-base on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnat-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 gnat-mingw-w64-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64-base
Install gnat-mingw-w64-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64-base
Install gnat-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64-base
How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-base on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64-base
Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-mingw-w64-base
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-base Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-mingw-w64-base configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64-base
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64-base
Dependencies
gnat-mingw-w64-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-base package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
