How To Install tapecalc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tapecalc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tapecalc
tapecalc is:
tapecalc is a fixed-point calculator that operates as a full-screen editor. It is designed for use as a checkbook or expense-account balancing tool.
tapecalc maintains a running result for each operation. You may scroll to any position in the expression list and modify the list. Enter data by typing numbers (with optional decimal point), separated by operators.
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There are three methods to install tapecalc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tapecalc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tapecalc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tapecalc
Install tapecalc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tapecalc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tapecalc
Install tapecalc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tapecalc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tapecalc
How To Uninstall tapecalc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tapecalc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tapecalc
Uninstall tapecalc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tapecalc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tapecalc
Remove tapecalc Configurations and Data
To remove tapecalc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tapecalc
Remove tapecalc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tapecalc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tapecalc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tapecalc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
