How to Install and Uninstall bc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 29,2024

1. Install "bc" package

Please follow the guidance below to install bc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install bc

2. Uninstall "bc" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall bc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove bc $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the bc package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bc
Priority: optional
Section: math
Installed-Size: 240
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Kavanagh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.06.95-9build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libreadline6 (>= 6.0)
Filename: pool/main/b/bc/bc_1.06.95-9build1_amd64.deb
Size: 82552
MD5sum: 632c34b7f9ddcaa472b56f98668e8d75
SHA1: dfce10b36941aa1e99d1242834c1b00a904f9a8e
SHA256: c1f4b5d61ac5fdb8002bb96d3d809e6eb5f4b666304cb5eb971bfb8de8dc29ef
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
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
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