How to Install and Uninstall binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64
Architecture: amd64
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: 24318
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), binutils-common (>= 2.34)
Breaks: binutils-mingw-w64 (<< 2.22-1+1)
Replaces: binutils-mingw-w64 (<< 2.22-1+1)
Filename: pool/universe/b/binutils-mingw-w64/binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64_2.34-6ubuntu1+8.9_amd64.deb
Size: 2717332
MD5sum: c37f28ca91128320b74604eca182178d
SHA1: d03a198396151e1a015d3bb02cef2977279aef87
SHA256: 70d25bf0554c1d5b3ff7eee35b13d4844f6da01f9ac39cf98d5047359779e625
SHA512: c78cf9ed8702334e4788f95490a59592ccf53a3862aec5946562504a4e564d34e453fc40ac86c3ff22092080b35aad2c2748980063a798efdbd0a0120bf4c18a
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Description-en: Cross-binutils for Win64 (x64) 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 package contains the toolchain binutils targeting 64-bit Windows.
Description-md5: 534c34076079da99080913185690e895