How To Install g++-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-mingw-w64
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is g++-mingw-w64
g++-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 C++ compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 32- and 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
There are three methods to install g++-mingw-w64
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install g++-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 g++-mingw-w64
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g++-mingw-w64
Install g++-mingw-w64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install g++-mingw-w64
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g++-mingw-w64
Install g++-mingw-w64 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install g++-mingw-w64
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g++-mingw-w64
How To Uninstall g++-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the g++-mingw-w64
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g++-mingw-w64
Uninstall g++-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g++-mingw-w64
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-mingw-w64
Remove g++-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data
To remove g++-mingw-w64
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g++-mingw-w64
Remove g++-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g++-mingw-w64
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-mingw-w64
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-mingw-w64
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.