How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: April 28,2024

You can also install and uninstall the bc on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "bc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bc on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall bc on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: bc
Source: bc (1.07.1-3)
Version: 1.07.1-3+b1
Installed-Size: 241
Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Description: GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
Description-md5: b8da7e3f115e4c703a180cdb05aec611
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/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_1.07.1-3+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 109648
MD5sum: 1f96a00d416336e86d0bd2a5ae2165d0
SHA256: baaa4e935c5e3bcd57d4f2f4e7a1ddc67bd4eb8629d98f97a696548849ae01ac