How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix on Debian 12.
What is gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
gnat-mingw-w64-i686-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 Ada compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 32-bit MinGW-w64 targets, using the POSIX threading model.
There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-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 gnat-mingw-w64-i686-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 gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-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 gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix
Dependencies
gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.