How To Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Debian 12.
What is gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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 Fortran compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets, using the POSIX threading model.
There are three methods to install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Debian 12. 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-posix 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-posix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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-posix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
How To Uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix Configurations and Data
To remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
Dependencies
gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix have the following dependencies:
- gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
- gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix-runtime
- gcc-mingw-w64-base
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgmp10
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.