How To Install gdb-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gdb-mingw-w64
gdb-mingw-w64 is:
MinGW-w64 provides a development and runtime environment for 32- and 64-bit Windows applications using the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc).
This package contains the gdb debugger which can be used with a Windows-hosted gdbserver to debug programs running on Windows hosts.
The gdb-mingw-w64-target package contains gdbserver and gdbreplay for 32- and 64-bit Windows.
The non-free gdb-doc package contains the manual pages for gdb.
There are three methods to install gdb-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdb-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 gdb-mingw-w64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdb-mingw-w64
Install gdb-mingw-w64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdb-mingw-w64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdb-mingw-w64
Install gdb-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 gdb-mingw-w64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdb-mingw-w64
How To Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gdb-mingw-w64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdb-mingw-w64
Uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdb-mingw-w64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-mingw-w64
Remove gdb-mingw-w64 Configurations and Data
To remove gdb-mingw-w64 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdb-mingw-w64
Remove gdb-mingw-w64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdb-mingw-w64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb-mingw-w64
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdb-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
