You might need to apply the command pacman -Sy if the terminal tells you to do that. Update the rest of the packages by applying the command, pacman -Su. Open the terminal by clicking MSYS2 MSYS. Click on the folder to expand and get the terminal. We have to open the terminal manually and update the rest of the packages. Type Y and press the enter key if you get this type of installation prompt. Let me assume that we have opened the MSYS2 MSYS terminal successfully.Īpply the command pacman -Syu to update the package database and the base packages. In that case, you have to click the start button > Search for MSYS2 and click on the terminal like in the following picture: I prefer to do it this way, but if you want to do the remaining tasks later, then you need to open the terminal by yourself from the start menu. If you keep the checkmark, then the MSYS2 terminal will open once you click Finish. Give it some time to finish the installation process. It should not take much time depending on your internet speed.Īfter downloading the file, we will get this executable file.ĭouble click on the executable file. Simply click on the installer button and save the installer file in any place you want.įinish downloading the executable file. Scroll down a little bit until you find the download button for the executable file. The website looks like below as of today. If you'd like to watch the video I made on this topic as well, here it is: Install MSYS2įirstly we need to download an executable file from MSYS2. I will be using Windows 11, but the same process is applicable for all other Windows operating systems unless you are using Windows XP (You need to change some steps in Windows XP). The MinGW compiler is a well known and widely used software for installing GCC and G++ compilers for the C and C++ programming languages.īut many devs face difficulties when installing the compiler, so I am going to show you all the steps to do so in this article with screenshots to help you get it done.

If you want to run C or C++ programs in your Windows operating system, then you need to have the right compilers.

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