How To Install dc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dc

dc is:

GNU dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited precision arithmetic. It also allows you to define and call macros.

A reverse-polish calculator stores numbers on a stack. Entering a number pushes it on the stack. Arithmetic operations pop arguments off the stack and push the results.

There are three methods to install dc 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 dc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dc

Install dc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dc

Install dc 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 dc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dc

How To Uninstall dc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dc

Uninstall dc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dc

Remove dc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dc

Remove dc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dc

Dependencies

dc have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dc website

Summary

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