How To Install gnat-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnat-mingw-w64
gnat-mingw-w64 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- and 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64
Install gnat-mingw-w64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64
Install gnat-mingw-w64 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64
How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64
Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-mingw-w64
Remove gnat-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-mingw-w64 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64
Remove gnat-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
