How To Install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gdb-mingw-w64

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdb-mingw-w64

Install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt

Because x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gdb-mingw-w64

Install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdb-mingw-w64

How to upgrade (update) a single package x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gdb-mingw-w64

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install gdb-mingw-w64

How To Uninstall x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdb-mingw-w64

Uninstall x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb and all its dependencies

To uninstall x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdb-mingw-w64

Remove x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb with all configurations and data

To remove x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gdb-mingw-w64

Remove x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdb-mingw-w64

Extra info and code examples

MinGW-w64 provides a development and runtime environment for 32- and 64-bit Windows applications using the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc). This package contains the gdb debugger which can be used with a Windows-hosted gdbserver to debug programs running on Windows hosts. The gdb-mingw-w64-target package contains gdbserver and gdbreplay for 32- and 64-bit Windows. The non-free gdb-doc package contains the manual pages for gdb.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the x86_64-w64-mingw32-gdb from Kali Linux.

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