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> the requirement of having `bc` installed means you must also have the ability to run package installation I don't remember ever installing bc, but I use it f
by freedomben 2y ago
> the requirement of having `bc` installed means you must also have the ability to run package installation
I don't remember ever installing bc, but I use it frequently and it's always there. Are you sure it's not already part of most base systems?
- rascul 2y agoIt's part of posix and should be available anywhere a posix like environment is offered.
- tredre3 2y agoIt's not pre-installed on Debian and SUSE.
- lelanthran 2y ago> I don't remember ever installing bc, but I use it frequently and it's always there. Are you sure it's not already part of most base systems? In my bash scripts, using `bc` makes my script not work on git-bash under Windows. Almost everything else I do in a script that isn't linux-specific (including netcat/nc usage) runs in git-bash for Windows.
- mayli 2y agoNo, it's often not, it's one of the common package you install manually to compile a linux kernel