How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "bc" package

This tutorial shows how to install bc on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bc" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall bc on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bc package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: bc
Source: bc (1.07.1-2)
Version: 1.07.1-2+b1
Installed-Size: 233
Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libncurses6 (>= 6), libreadline7 (>= 6.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Description: GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
Description-md5: b8da7e3f115e4c703a180cdb05aec611
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/
Tag: devel::interpreter, field::mathematics, implemented-in::c,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility, suite::gnu,
uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: math
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.07.1-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 108888
MD5sum: 82601c3c1798510d10d427e120445b0c
SHA256: f896eeb2215b29943ae99ac9fbac3eac500a0ca105925815117bd7b2b6d2e0e8