How To Install mingw64-zlib on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-zlib in Fedora 36. mingw64-zlib is MinGW Windows zlib compression library for the win64 target

Introduction

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

What is `mingw64-zlib`

MinGW Windows zlib compression library for the win64 target.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-zlib

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

sudo yum -y install mingw64-zlib

How To Uninstall mingw64-zlib on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove mingw64-zlib

mingw64-zlib Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/zlib1.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/zconf.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/zlib.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libz.dll.a
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/pkgconfig/zlib.pc

References

mingw64-zlib website

Summary

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