How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 on Kali Linux.
What is gnat-mingw-w64-i686
gnat-mingw-w64-i686 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 Ada compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 32-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 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 gnat-mingw-w64-i686 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64-i686 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-mingw-w64-i686Remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686 Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64-i686Remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64-i686Dependencies
gnat-mingw-w64-i686 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
