How To Install binutils-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux. binutils-mingw-w64 is Cross-binutils for Win32 and Win64 using MinGW-w64

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux.

What is binutils-mingw-w64

binutils-mingw-w64 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 metapackage provides the toolchain binutils.

There are three methods to install binutils-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install binutils-mingw-w64 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mingw-w64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-mingw-w64

Install binutils-mingw-w64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mingw-w64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-mingw-w64

Install binutils-mingw-w64 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mingw-w64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-mingw-w64

How To Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the binutils-mingw-w64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-mingw-w64

Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-mingw-w64

Remove binutils-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-mingw-w64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-mingw-w64

Remove binutils-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-mingw-w64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-mingw-w64

Dependencies

binutils-mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.