doc: Install only "-posix" MinGW compiler when possible

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@ -48,8 +48,17 @@ Acquire the source in the usual way:
 ## Building for 64-bit Windows

 The first step is to install the mingw-w64 cross-compilation tool chain:
+  - on modern systems (Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo or newer, Debian 11 Bullseye or newer):

-    sudo apt install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+```sh
+sudo apt install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix
+```
+
+  - on older systems:
+
+```sh
+sudo apt install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+```

 Once the toolchain is installed the build steps are common: