How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Debian 12.
What is gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime 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 package contains the runtime DLLs used by GCC and applications built with it, for i686, using the Win32 thread model. Its purpose is both to provide the DLLs used during builds, and to allow packages shipping Windows programs to depend on those DLLs without pulling in the complete toolchain.
There are three methods to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Debian 12. 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-i686-win32-runtime 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-i686-win32-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime
Dependencies
gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
