How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux.

What is gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.

There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 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-x86-64 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-x86-64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 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-x86-64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 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-x86-64

Remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 Configurations and Data

To remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

Remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64

Dependencies

gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 have the following dependencies:

• gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
• gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

References

• gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.