HowTo: Launch Calculator in Ubuntu

I recently seen people searching a lot for “How To Launch Calculator in Ubuntu”. I don’t know why since its very simple, but here you go anyways.

To open calculator from graphical user interface go to Applications -> Accessories -> Calculator.

To launch shell from Run Applications, press Alt+F2 then type the following:

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gcalctool

To use calculator in Terminal, first you need to install it:

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sudo apt-get install apcalc

Then to launch it in Termincal, type this:

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calc

The use it like this:

Addition:

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1+3

Subtraction:

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5-1

Division:

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1/3

Multiplication:

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5*3

To Exit Calculator:

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exit

for more options on how to use terminal calculator go here;
http://linux.die.net/man/1/calc


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