How To Install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8. mingw64-pkg-config is A tool for determining compilation options for the win64 target

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8.

What is mingw64-pkg-config

The pkgconfig tool determines compilation options. For each required library, it reads the configuration file and outputs the necessary compiler and linker flags.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-pkg-config.

Install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-pkg-config using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-pkg-config

Install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-pkg-config using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-pkg-config

How To Uninstall mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the mingw64-pkg-config package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-pkg-config

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-pkg-config on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.