gnome-calculator

GNOME desktop calculator application

TLDR

Launch the GNOME Calculator GUI

$ gnome-calculator

Solve an equation without launching the GUI

$ gnome-calculator --solve "[2^5 * 2 + 5]"

Launch in programming mode

$ gnome-calculator --mode programming

Launch in financial mode

$ gnome-calculator --mode financial

Display version

$ gnome-calculator --version

gnome-calculator is the official calculator application for the GNOME desktop environment. It provides multiple modes: Basic for simple arithmetic, Advanced for scientific functions and trigonometry, Financial for interest and currency conversion, and Programming for bitwise operations and base conversion.The calculator supports variables, unit conversions, and complex mathematical expressions. The --solve option allows using it as a command-line calculator without opening the GUI window.

PARAMETERS

-s, --solve EQUATION

Solve equation and print result without launching GUI.

-e EQUATION

Equivalent to --solve.

-m, --mode MODE

Start in specific mode: basic, advanced, financial, programming.

--version

Display version information.

--help

Display help message.

INSTALL

sudo apt install gnome-calculator

sudo dnf install gnome-calculator

sudo pacman -S gnome-calculator

sudo apk add gnome-calculator

sudo zypper install gnome-calculator

nix profile install nixpkgs#gnome-calculator

CAVEATS

Requires GTK and GLib libraries. Some advanced features may require additional libraries. Currency conversion requires network access for current rates.

HISTORY

gnome-calculator evolved from the original gcalctool, which was part of GNOME since its early versions. The modern gnome-calculator was rewritten in Vala and introduced with GNOME 3.0 in 2011, providing a cleaner interface and improved functionality.