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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "gcc-mingw-w64-base" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base 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-base package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64-base
Source: gcc-mingw-w64 (25.2)
Version: 12.2.0-14+25.2
Installed-Size: 250
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Description: GNU Compiler Collection for MinGW-w64 (base package)
Description-md5: c672bcae021d4c3e369501f16896add5
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Built-Using: gcc-12 (= 12.2.0-14)
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gcc-mingw-w64/gcc-mingw-w64-base_12.2.0-14+25.2_amd64.deb
Size: 185740
MD5sum: 1134cd7dd60964c6b70253b18047f7d5
SHA256: a75e3a8044e0b21ed544a731e5489296c7b886e130a5d193cfd53f603bccfd3f