How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "bc" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install bc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: bc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.07.1-2build2
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: 222
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.07.1-2build2_amd64.deb
Size: 84972
MD5sum: fb3a2c46d1597a0e4757c134fc64104b
SHA1: 8bae49951238dd2f89d62cbc009f8ac44c5a39fc
SHA256: dbae82c4e3342cde1052f2a858f835996ed56ddb338d412a6018d8d45d998655
SHA512: 6dbd4720ee31bf52f81f5ce10ed6acdf8cddc57e686192a7c627f84784a1ef69a7a911d631d42e35fe1ac1a353d6c6e2e7e940831dcd469e203db88b4f6f3c94
Homepage: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/
Description-en: GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language
GNU bc is an interactive algebraic language with arbitrary precision which
follows the POSIX 1003.2 draft standard, with several extensions including
multi-character variable names, an `else' statement and full Boolean
expressions. GNU bc does not require the separate GNU dc program.
Description-md5: b8da7e3f115e4c703a180cdb05aec611
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