How To Install mingw64-cpp on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-cpp in Fedora 36. mingw64-cpp is MinGW Windows cross-C Preprocessor for the win64 target.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-cpp on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-cpp`

MinGW Windows cross-C Preprocessor for the win64 target

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

Install mingw64-cpp 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-cpp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-cpp

Install mingw64-cpp 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-cpp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-cpp

How To Uninstall mingw64-cpp on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-cpp package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-cpp

mingw64-cpp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-cpp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/7d69454f921902958372b2e5ffab7e51e15b45
/usr/lib/.build-id/db
/usr/lib/.build-id/db/4c6ebc1edd304fc2e45685d74d6e0f4a4502b0
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.1
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.1
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.1/cc1
/usr/share/man/man1/x86_64-w64-mingw32-cpp.1.gz

References

mingw64-cpp website

Summary

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