#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.0-491

### Chapter 34. GNOME Applications

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# gnome-calculator-50.0

## Introduction to GNOME Calculator

GNOME Calculator is a powerful graphical calculator with financial, logical and scientific modes. It uses a multiple precision package to do its arithmetic to give a high degree of accuracy.

### Note

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### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-calculator/50/gnome-calculator-50.0.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: db7f8f49762a51c5c658f1b4c0ed74d8

- Download size: 1.2 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 44 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (with tests)

### GNOME Calculator Dependencies

#### Required

blueprint-compiler-0.20.4, gtksourceview5-5.20.0, itstool-2.0.7, libadwaita-1.9.0, libgee-0.20.8, and libsoup-3.6.6

#### Recommended

Vala-0.56.19

## Installation of GNOME Calculator

Install GNOME Calculator by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Contents

Installed Programs: gcalccmd and gnome-calculator
Installed Library: libgcalc-2.so and libgci-1.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/gcalc-2, /usr/include/gci-2, /usr/share/devhelp/books/{GCalc-2,GCi-1}, and /usr/share/help/*/gnome-calculator

### Short Descriptions

gnome-calculator | is the official calculator of the GNOME Desktop
gcalccmd | is a command line version of gnome-calculator

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