How To Install gdb-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux. gdb-mingw-w64 is Cross-debugger for Win32 and Win64 using MinGW-w64

Introduction

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

What is gdb-mingw-w64

gdb-mingw-w64 is:

MinGW-w64 provides a development and runtime environment for 32- and 64-bit Windows applications using the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc).

This package contains the gdb debugger which can be used with a Windows-hosted gdbserver to debug programs running on Windows hosts.

The gdb-mingw-w64-target package contains gdbserver and gdbreplay for 32- and 64-bit Windows.

The non-free gdb-doc package contains the manual pages for gdb.

There are three methods to install gdb-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 gdb-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 gdb-mingw-w64 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gdb-mingw-w64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdb-mingw-w64

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

sudo aptitude -y install gdb-mingw-w64

How To Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gdb-mingw-w64

Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-mingw-w64

Remove gdb-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

gdb-mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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