How To Install gdb-mingw-w64-target on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-mingw-w64-target on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-mingw-w64-target package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
