How To Install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux.

What is binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 package contains the toolchain binutils targeting 64-bit Windows.

There are three methods to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 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 binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

How To Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Remove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Remove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64

Dependencies

binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.