How to Install and Uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 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-x86-64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 100790
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-x86-64, mingw-w64-x86-64-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-x86-64_5.3.1-8ubuntu3+17_amd64.deb
Size: 27419330
MD5sum: dea9764ee5c7ec1e69b4ba3f0937add8
SHA1: 80d314cfddcc5782e8e502e556ddf95abaee162f
SHA256: 37be8881c703f7b788e0313cbe3a9a6ab5e6fc37cd6e5d3cca77260ad76b7a5e
Description-en: GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64
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 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets.
Description-md5: 5c2bba92c98e959d558a7f9930287499
Built-Using: gcc-5 (= 5.3.1-8ubuntu3)
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu