How To Install mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw-w64 on Kali Linux. mingw-w64 is Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows

Introduction

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

What is mingw-w64

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 MinGW-w64 development environment, including C and C++ compilers. Ada, Fortran, Objective-C and Objective-C++ compilers are available respectively in the gnat-mingw-w64, gfortran-mingw-w64, gobjc-mingw-w64 and gojbc++-mingw-w64 packages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mingw-w64

Install mingw-w64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mingw-w64

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

sudo aptitude -y install mingw-w64

How To Uninstall mingw-w64 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mingw-w64

Uninstall mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mingw-w64

Remove mingw-w64 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mingw-w64

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mingw-w64

Dependencies

mingw-w64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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