How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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-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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• gcc-mingw-w64-base

References

• gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32-runtime package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.