How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "bc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install bc on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall bc on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: bc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.07.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: math
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 218
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline7 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.07.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 86160
MD5sum: 4e20dcc54c2a70be4af2a03850a45d42
SHA1: df884647bba2603a48271d379462285dcdb6e884
SHA256: 061619b85e59f1a949bf032def9ce36eb7dce776ffbd19504bfd6f1f6ef66633
Homepage: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/
Description: GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
Description-md5: b8da7e3f115e4c703a180cdb05aec611
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y