How To Install bc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bc on Kali Linux. bc is GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bc on Kali Linux.

What is bc

bc is:

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.

There are three methods to install bc on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bc

Install bc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bc

Install bc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bc

How To Uninstall bc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bc

Uninstall bc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bc

Remove bc Configurations and Data

To remove bc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bc

Remove bc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bc

Dependencies

bc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.