How to Install and Uninstall mingw-w64 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64" package

Learn how to install mingw-w64 on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mingw-w64 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mingw-w64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mingw-w64 package on Kali Linux

Package: mingw-w64
Version: 11.0.1-3
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Depends: gcc-mingw-w64, g++-mingw-w64
Size: 10396
SHA256: f7120c9bb77ec58db496191836b9d12d2b5d1f83a6842225246c3dff2daae29a
SHA1: 4d7a48e3fe1dbaf4d2642ea88157b994d26af86e
MD5sum: 72042eb5593bda50cbfb419551ac9081
Description: Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows
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).
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This metapackage provides the MinGW-w64 development environment,
including C and C++ compilers. Ada, Fortran, Objective-C and
Objective-C++ compilers are available respectively in the
gnat-mingw-w64, gfortran-mingw-w64, gobjc-mingw-w64 and
gojbc++-mingw-w64 packages.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://mingw-w64.sf.net
Tag: devel::buildtools, role::metapackage
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mingw-w64/mingw-w64_11.0.1-3_all.deb