How to Install and Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

This tutorial shows how to install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 10.3.0-1ubuntu1+24.1build1
Built-Using: gcc-10 (= 10.3.0-1ubuntu1)
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: gcc-mingw-w64 (24.1build1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 250
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-mingw-w64/gcc-mingw-w64-base_10.3.0-1ubuntu1+24.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 186288
MD5sum: 0c730ee3c469ff1ea8222ad4054b9131
SHA1: 94e0f87cb2ffbc272c4aec7b14cae9109d157f6a
SHA256: 149eb0395f53933b273e051977950d0b33c58b1a8ef97c4ff84cc8b281cb5290
SHA512: b348fb4635240c3e610238f1d90aa667cb5c5baafb881510e5c6c00d9797b6d015ad5a4ba9c60e0ea9aa1574857dcd60db96c3a8ef809dff997cfe397e98b220
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Description-en: GNU Compiler Collection for MinGW-w64 (base package)
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 empty package contains the documentation common to all
gcc-mingw-w64 packages.
Description-md5: c672bcae021d4c3e369501f16896add5