How to Install and Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "binutils-mingw-w64" package

This tutorial shows how to install binutils-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall binutils-mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the binutils-mingw-w64 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: binutils-mingw-w64
Architecture: all
Version: 2.34-6ubuntu1+8.9
Built-Using: binutils (= 2.34-6ubuntu1)
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: binutils-mingw-w64 (8.9)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 143
Depends: binutils-mingw-w64-i686, binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils-mingw-w64/binutils-mingw-w64_2.34-6ubuntu1+8.9_all.deb
Size: 141128
MD5sum: 568331284c346e27e9c6e57dddeedeff
SHA1: b6b2536c083247e72c35f8a59bf045c43e2e6874
SHA256: b1f4429e8eb377d7069dbd339e60943b675a2fb1e7b1cbb3b689c0b8369b7d68
SHA512: d220d5baa446da0a876a2360b86cf4f872b39f3d5c4aea2cf9a027244e006765d9acdc2ee0efa6282b4dec47bd5a5ba65fb11a93e66021c6355e97471f0dab63
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description-en: Cross-binutils for Win32 and Win64 using MinGW-w64
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 toolchain binutils.
Description-md5: 2c6b78807f6cadfd2a7ca0319422b2a0