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I immediately did a "apt install units". Very cool!
by raegis 8mo ago
I immediately did a "apt install units". Very cool!
- tad_tough_anne 8mo agoI was disappointed to find Arch doesn't have it. :(
- rnestler 8mo agoIt has it in the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/units https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/units
- crumpled 8mo agoI did as well. I found a bug right away. If I use "units" the resulting calculations are reversed. You have: 1 mile You want: kilometers * 1.609344 / 0.62137119 You have: 1 unit You want: 1.609344 units * 0.62137119 / 1.609344
- xigoi 8mo agoThe output format is weird. I recommend `units --one-line` (or `units -1` for short).
- pinusc 8mo agoUnits is a cool piece of software, but I have since switched to qalculate. Mostly units has some silly defaults like needing to type tempC(30) instead of 30C; and it's nice to have a full calculator. I know it's a way to specify that the conversion is absolute rather than relative, but qalculate just asks you about it the first time you convert, and since converting oven and outside temperatures is most of what I do, I don't havr to bother with remembering a different syntax. Also qalculate is an awesome piece of software in general, so if you're excited by units you should check it out!
- dTal 8mo ago+1 for qalculate Favorite feature: you can type in any equation, writing 'x' for an unknown quantity, and it will solve for x. This comes in handy to avoid having to engage brain even for simple calculations. How many pixels per mm is 96 DPI? Just type 96/inch = x/mm. Sure you could rearrange it yourself but why bother?