How to Install and Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-i686 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "gcc-mingw-w64-i686" package

This is a short guide on how to install gcc-mingw-w64-i686 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gcc-mingw-w64-i686" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-i686 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcc-mingw-w64-i686
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-mingw-w64-i686 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64-i686
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 99738
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: amd64
Source: gcc-mingw-w64 (17)
Version: 5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17
Replaces: gcc-mingw-w64 (<< 4.6.3-1ubuntu5+5ubuntu1), gcc-mingw-w64-bootstrap
Depends: binutils-mingw-w64-i686, mingw-w64-i686-dev, gcc-mingw-w64-base (= 5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10, libisl15 (>= 0.15), libmpc3, libmpfr4 (>= 3.1.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: gcc-5-locales (>= 5.3.1)
Conflicts: gcc-mingw-w64-bootstrap
Breaks: gcc-mingw-w64 (<< 4.6.3-1ubuntu5+5ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-mingw-w64/gcc-mingw-w64-i686_5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17_amd64.deb
Size: 27283936
MD5sum: 643a15b64a95e9e7e711ae2091c0b8aa
SHA1: 79b7484c37103fa21dc11142ee316def38a5a1ce
SHA256: ae453c155eb40b06e63b61a374c25465c7503d3c9c1eb346fb79142530a904c8
Description-en: GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32
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 C compiler, supporting
cross-compiling to 32-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
Description-md5: 611e4c52f0fe7a0cd82c5c0d30c5600d
Built-Using: gcc-5 (= 5.3.1-8ubuntu3)
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu