How to Install and Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 02,2025

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

Learn how to install gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64-base
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 192
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-mingw-w64 (17)
Version: 5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-mingw-w64/gcc-mingw-w64-base_5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17_amd64.deb
Size: 11206
MD5sum: f4c84e7dc25a94ebacfb7b050b6915fc
SHA1: 462c14f01378b81b6026604425fcba00a56dfd8c
SHA256: 63a3ab03962871b80eee37aed0da40f919a5fa07641130b988537c55b2a7b244
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
Built-Using: gcc-5 (= 5.3.1-8ubuntu3)
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu