How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• gcc-mingw-w64-i686-posix
• gcc-mingw-w64-base
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgmp10
• libisl23
• libmpc3
• libmpfr6
• libstdc++6
• zlib1g

References

• gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-i686-posix package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.