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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64" package

This guide let you learn how to install mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mingw-w64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mingw-w64
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Version: 4.0.4-2
Depends: gcc-mingw-w64, g++-mingw-w64
Filename: pool/universe/m/mingw-w64/mingw-w64_4.0.4-2_all.deb
Size: 9274
MD5sum: d6d4d9e39180c35463362ed79e53f7ba
SHA1: 8d918d842ff277ec104bc5b148dd883afbd99049
SHA256: 96aced3f6bbab01fc250163c0b2f02667e38dc67e64563ee07dc34afb0d2d7d8
Description-en: Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows
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 metapackage provides the MinGW-w64 development environment,
including C and C++ compilers. Ada, Fortran, Objective-C and
Objective-C++ compilers are available respectively in the
gnat-mingw-w64, gfortran-mingw-w64, gobjc-mingw-w64 and
gojbc++-mingw-w64 packages.
Description-md5: 170497b193e24afc77f204c221f0e3f8
Homepage: http://mingw-w64.sf.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu