How To Install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux. gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 is GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64, Win64/Win32

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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-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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.