How To Install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev is:
Windows systems have native character set conversion routines. win-iconv wraps those routines in a standard-looking iconv interface. This package provides a means to cross-build tools for Windows that depend on libiconv.
On native debian systems, iconv is provided directly by glibc; you should not need this package unless you are cross-building Windows tools.
There are three methods to install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev 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 win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
Install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
Install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev 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 win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
How To Uninstall win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
Uninstall win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
Remove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev Configurations and Data
To remove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
Remove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install win-iconv-mingw-w64-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
