How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gcc-mingw-w64-base

gcc-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 gcc-mingw-w64 packages.

There are three methods to install gcc-mingw-w64-base 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 gcc-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 gcc-mingw-w64-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base

Install gcc-mingw-w64-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base

Install gcc-mingw-w64-base 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 gcc-mingw-w64-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64-base

How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64-base

Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-mingw-w64-base

Remove gcc-mingw-w64-base Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mingw-w64-base

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mingw-w64-base

Dependencies

gcc-mingw-w64-base have the following dependencies:

References

• gcc-mingw-w64-base website

Summary

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