How To Install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04. gobjc-mingw-w64 is GNU Objective-C compiler for MinGW-w64

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.