How to Install and Uninstall mingw-w64-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 30,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mingw-w64-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mingw-w64-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mingw-w64-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mingw-w64-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the mingw-w64-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mingw-w64-common
Architecture: all
Version: 8.0.0-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: mingw-w64
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 58528
Filename: pool/universe/m/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-common_8.0.0-1_all.deb
Size: 4911060
MD5sum: 0f09fecef1e7db785336b179392e962f
SHA1: 578dad958acbdfc1abaaedcc1a2397846735748b
SHA256: 2d017884de1556e5183f849b758042b9cfcbf3f4f7b1d441fb696d222aa0514c
SHA512: ef2202a7bfeca7d7b933270ca4e3bd29e86ace938d465a6e9feb8219da3ff895204245d2bb80f33c10faa0fedcbaf562fd8e367707e69a5fcd80d9b6ccf6647a
Homepage: http://mingw-w64.sf.net
Description: Common files for Mingw-w64
Description-md5: 18eccaadae99ddf9dab704782cc8edaf