How To Install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux. g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 is GNU C++ compiler for MinGW-w64, Win64/Win32

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux.

What is `g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32`

g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 is:

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).

This package contains the C++ compiler, supporting
cross-compiling to 64-bit MinGW-w64 targets, using the Win32
threading model.

There are three methods to install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

How To Uninstall g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Uninstall g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Remove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 Configurations and Data

To remove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Remove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32

Dependencies

g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 have the following dependencies:

References

g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.