How To Install gdb-mingw-w64-target on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gdb-mingw-w64-target

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

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

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

Install gdb-mingw-w64-target Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

sudo aptitude -y install gdb-mingw-w64-target

How To Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64-target on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gdb-mingw-w64-target

Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64-target And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gdb-mingw-w64-target 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-target

Remove gdb-mingw-w64-target Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

gdb-mingw-w64-target have the following dependencies:

References

• gdb-mingw-w64-target website

Summary

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