How To Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux. gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 is GNU Fortran compiler for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64

Introduction

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

What is gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 metapackage provides the Fortran compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.

There are three methods to install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

How To Uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 Configurations and Data

To remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64

Dependencies

gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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