How To Install bcal on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcal on Debian 11. bcal is Command-line utility for storage conversions and calculations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcal on Debian 11.

What is bcal

bcal is:

Feature

  • convert to IEC/SI standard data storage units
  • show the address in bytes
  • show address as LBA:OFFSET
  • convert CHS to LBA and vice versa
  • show binary, decimal and hex representation of a number
  • custom sector size, max heads/cylinder and max sectors/track
  • minimal dependencies

There are three methods to install bcal on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bcal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcal

Install bcal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcal

Install bcal Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install bcal

How To Uninstall bcal on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove bcal

Uninstall bcal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bcal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcal

Remove bcal Configurations and Data

To remove bcal configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bcal

Remove bcal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcal

Dependencies

bcal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcal package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.