How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Kali Linux. gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix is GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64, Win64/POSIX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Kali Linux.

What is gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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 C compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets, using the POSIX threading model.

There are three methods to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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-x86-64-posix 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-x86-64-posix using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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-x86-64-posix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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-x86-64-posix

Remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

Remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix

Dependencies

gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.