How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "bc" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install bc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bc package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: bc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.07.1-2build1
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: 226
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.07.1-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 86272
MD5sum: 628dfcff65f75e388bd73ed36d995156
SHA1: 0bc215bf15819e2a11cc87fdd808b2459a5c8b36
SHA256: 6c2717b8efeb517b2a29a3d899cdca495a7ecdbbb5d204a08d28920db51c5050
Homepage: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/
Description: GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
Description-md5: b8da7e3f115e4c703a180cdb05aec611
Task: server, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop