How To Install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Debian 10.
What is gobjc-mingw-w64
gobjc-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 Objective-C compiler, supporting cross-compiling to 32- and 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
There are three methods to install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gobjc-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 gobjc-mingw-w64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gobjc-mingw-w64
Install gobjc-mingw-w64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gobjc-mingw-w64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gobjc-mingw-w64
Install gobjc-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gobjc-mingw-w64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gobjc-mingw-w64
How To Uninstall gobjc-mingw-w64 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gobjc-mingw-w64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gobjc-mingw-w64
Uninstall gobjc-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gobjc-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobjc-mingw-w64
Remove gobjc-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data
To remove gobjc-mingw-w64 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gobjc-mingw-w64
Remove gobjc-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gobjc-mingw-w64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobjc-mingw-w64
Dependencies
gobjc-mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc-mingw-w64 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.