How To Install gcc-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gcc-mingw-w64

gcc-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 gcc-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 gcc-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 gcc-mingw-w64 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gcc-mingw-w64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64

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

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64

How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64

Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-mingw-w64 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

Remove gcc-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

gcc-mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:

• gcc-mingw-w64-i686
• gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64

References

• gcc-mingw-w64 website

Summary

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