Installing BC and any maths extension
I need to install bc (I think this is a language so I am guessing I need to install a parser but I seriously have no clue - would I need to install anything else?) onto Ubuntu 12.04 and any additional maths extension that exists for it. The only place I found to try to download it from was from here which had insufficient instructions for me to be able to actually get this done. Looking around on the site the last update appears to be from the year 2000 which made me very wary of trying to install it and I am not even sure if this the place to get it from or not.
I ought to add I really have no clue what I am doing. I need an idiot's guide to the entire installation process.
Really really stuck on this.
12.04 software-installation bc
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I need to install bc (I think this is a language so I am guessing I need to install a parser but I seriously have no clue - would I need to install anything else?) onto Ubuntu 12.04 and any additional maths extension that exists for it. The only place I found to try to download it from was from here which had insufficient instructions for me to be able to actually get this done. Looking around on the site the last update appears to be from the year 2000 which made me very wary of trying to install it and I am not even sure if this the place to get it from or not.
I ought to add I really have no clue what I am doing. I need an idiot's guide to the entire installation process.
Really really stuck on this.
12.04 software-installation bc
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
add a comment |
I need to install bc (I think this is a language so I am guessing I need to install a parser but I seriously have no clue - would I need to install anything else?) onto Ubuntu 12.04 and any additional maths extension that exists for it. The only place I found to try to download it from was from here which had insufficient instructions for me to be able to actually get this done. Looking around on the site the last update appears to be from the year 2000 which made me very wary of trying to install it and I am not even sure if this the place to get it from or not.
I ought to add I really have no clue what I am doing. I need an idiot's guide to the entire installation process.
Really really stuck on this.
12.04 software-installation bc
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
I need to install bc (I think this is a language so I am guessing I need to install a parser but I seriously have no clue - would I need to install anything else?) onto Ubuntu 12.04 and any additional maths extension that exists for it. The only place I found to try to download it from was from here which had insufficient instructions for me to be able to actually get this done. Looking around on the site the last update appears to be from the year 2000 which made me very wary of trying to install it and I am not even sure if this the place to get it from or not.
I ought to add I really have no clue what I am doing. I need an idiot's guide to the entire installation process.
Really really stuck on this.
12.04 software-installation bc
12.04 software-installation bc
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
edited Jan 19 at 19:35
Scott Stensland
4,84242242
4,84242242
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
2092315
asked Nov 18 '14 at 11:43
Reluctant_Linux_UserReluctant_Linux_User
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Installing bc is trivial:
sudo apt-get install bc
As for extensions, man bc says:
DIFFERENCES
This version of bc was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and
contains several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
traditional implementations.
Indeed, the manpage is full of things marked 'extension'.
The maths extensions are applied using the -l option:
-l, --mathlib
Define the standard math library.
Thus:
$ bc <<<'c(10)'
Runtime error (func=(main), adr=6): Function c not defined.
$ bc -l <<<'c(10)'
-.83907152907645245225
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
murumuru
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Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
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Installing bc is trivial:
sudo apt-get install bc
As for extensions, man bc says:
DIFFERENCES
This version of bc was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and
contains several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
traditional implementations.
Indeed, the manpage is full of things marked 'extension'.
The maths extensions are applied using the -l option:
-l, --mathlib
Define the standard math library.
Thus:
$ bc <<<'c(10)'
Runtime error (func=(main), adr=6): Function c not defined.
$ bc -l <<<'c(10)'
-.83907152907645245225
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
murumuru
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Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
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Installing bc is trivial:
sudo apt-get install bc
As for extensions, man bc says:
DIFFERENCES
This version of bc was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and
contains several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
traditional implementations.
Indeed, the manpage is full of things marked 'extension'.
The maths extensions are applied using the -l option:
-l, --mathlib
Define the standard math library.
Thus:
$ bc <<<'c(10)'
Runtime error (func=(main), adr=6): Function c not defined.
$ bc -l <<<'c(10)'
-.83907152907645245225
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
murumuru
1
Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
add a comment |
Installing bc is trivial:
sudo apt-get install bc
As for extensions, man bc says:
DIFFERENCES
This version of bc was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and
contains several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
traditional implementations.
Indeed, the manpage is full of things marked 'extension'.
The maths extensions are applied using the -l option:
-l, --mathlib
Define the standard math library.
Thus:
$ bc <<<'c(10)'
Runtime error (func=(main), adr=6): Function c not defined.
$ bc -l <<<'c(10)'
-.83907152907645245225
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
murumuru
1
Installing bc is trivial:
sudo apt-get install bc
As for extensions, man bc says:
DIFFERENCES
This version of bc was implemented from the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft and
contains several differences and extensions relative to the draft and
traditional implementations.
Indeed, the manpage is full of things marked 'extension'.
The maths extensions are applied using the -l option:
-l, --mathlib
Define the standard math library.
Thus:
$ bc <<<'c(10)'
Runtime error (func=(main), adr=6): Function c not defined.
$ bc -l <<<'c(10)'
-.83907152907645245225
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
murumuru
1
edited Nov 18 '14 at 11:53
answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
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answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
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answered Nov 18 '14 at 11:48
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Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
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Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
Thanks. I rejected it. It's not my intention to provide a complete guide to installing software on Ubuntu in this answer.
– muru
Jul 5 '16 at 5:33
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