How to Install and Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 03,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gcc-mingw-w64 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "gcc-mingw-w64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gcc-mingw-w64 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gcc-mingw-w64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-mingw-w64 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64
Source: gcc-mingw-w64 (25.2)
Version: 12.2.0-14+25.2
Installed-Size: 252
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Depends: gcc-mingw-w64-i686, gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
Description: GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64
Description-md5: 186a2a61eb56afd112def7e23ba6c0ba
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Tag: devel::compiler, interface::commandline, role::program, suite::gnu,
works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-mingw-w64/gcc-mingw-w64_12.2.0-14+25.2_all.deb
Size: 185104
MD5sum: 62cb435638c20c97d485cf15094412de
SHA256: ed73d8a45f7532b4853ddc00f52c3d9503fd0eaddbc4c61a9adbf9f0fcb78be8