How To Install bc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bc on AlmaLinux 8.
What is bc
The bc package includes bc and dc. Bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing arithmetic language. Dc is an interactive arbitrary precision stack based calculator, which can be used as a text mode calculator. Install the bc package if you need its number handling capabilities or if you would like to use its text mode calculator.
We can use yum or dnf to install bc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bc.
Install bc on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bc
Install bc on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bc
How To Uninstall bc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the bc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
