How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "bc" package

This tutorial shows how to install bc on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall bc on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: bc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.07.1-2build3
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 (>= 2.34), libreadline8 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.07.1-2build3_amd64.deb
Size: 87816
MD5sum: a9d1c0c5fedc2ea6c57e5b8e79718238
SHA1: f15335312be864c4a5a62d7b16c0e14090bff66a
SHA256: 781e1ba58b09b92ea32b8fa4ce0718d7321a459cc96ee3d6f1af548fe4dac4db
SHA512: 06e187a806a510d4c56243644a2c4fc88c69d17a26958bab27e7091a51f0ff793f487c97b847ed8c192d1845403efb66d8089fda580969c7e66342f945140f37
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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