How to Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install gcc-mingw-w64-i686 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

gcc-mingw-w64-i686 software package provides GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64-i686 

gcc-mingw-w64-i686 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gcc-mingw-w64-i686 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gcc-mingw-w64-i686 *

You will get with gcc-mingw-w64-i686 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gcc-mingw-w64-i686 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package gcc-mingw-w64-i686
Version 4.8.2-19ubuntu1+12 [ppc64el],
Description GNU C compiler for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32
Sub Section devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gcc-mingw-w64-i686 software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?