How To Install xcalc on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcalc in Fedora 36. xcalc is Scientific Calculator X11 Client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcalc on Fedora 36.

What is `xcalc`

xcalc is a scientific calculator X11 client.

We can use yum or dnf to install xcalc on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xcalc.

Install xcalc on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xcalc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcalc

Install xcalc on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xcalc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xcalc

How To Uninstall xcalc on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xcalc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xcalc

xcalc Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/xcalc
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/92
/usr/lib/.build-id/92/7f3f6437779051805a32110d26aae419118b56
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XCalc
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XCalc-color
/usr/share/applications/xcalc.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xcalc
/usr/share/doc/xcalc/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xcalc/README.md
/usr/share/man/man1/xcalc.1.gz

References

xcalc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcalc on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).