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

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the gdb-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 "gdb-mingw-w64" package

This is a short guide on how to install gdb-mingw-w64 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gdb-mingw-w64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gdb-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 gdb-mingw-w64 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: gdb-mingw-w64
Source: gdb-mingw-w64 (12)
Version: 13.1-3+12+b7
Installed-Size: 19339
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Depends: gdb (>= 13.1), libbabeltrace1 (>= 1.5.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg1), libipt2 (>= 2.0), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), libmpfr6 (>= 3.1.3), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.0), libreadline8 (>= 8.2~beta), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: gdb-mingw-w64-target
Suggests: gdb-doc
Description: Cross-debugger for Win32 and Win64 using MinGW-w64
Description-md5: 6a3066f4bdac9f68da5abaa309ac29cd
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/
Built-Using: gdb (= 13.1-3)
Tag: devel::debugger, devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::lang:fortran,
devel::lang:java, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::java, interface::commandline, interface::text-mode,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu,
uitoolkit::ncurses, works-with::software:running
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/gdb-mingw-w64/gdb-mingw-w64_13.1-3+12+b7_amd64.deb
Size: 6247220
MD5sum: c90cb0c9d8c67d322e15ee61082843cf
SHA256: fc7465aecc31074f530307f2183a8ae882aca077831f5bfbf7a624939fe29ab5