How To Install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
