How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12.
What is gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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 Win32 threading model.
There are three methods to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32 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-win32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-win32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
How To Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Dependencies
gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 have the following dependencies:
- binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64
- mingw-w64-x86-64-dev
- gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32-runtime
- gcc-mingw-w64-base
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgmp10
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
