How To Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12.
What is gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets, using the Win32 threading model.
There are three methods to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32 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-win32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-win32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
How To Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 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-x86-64-win32
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
Dependencies
gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.