Install fend Calculator on Ubuntu 24.04

The fend calculator is a command line tool that provides arithmetic and unit-aware calculations. It supports complex numbers, variables, trigonometric functions, and more. This tutorial explains how to install fend calculator on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install fend

Obtain the most recent version of fend from its GitHub repository:

FEND_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/printfn/fend/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+')

Download archive using previously retrieved version:

sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/fend.gz https://github.com/printfn/fend/releases/latest/download/fend-$FEND_VERSION-linux-x64.zip

Extract the binary file out of the archive:

sudo gunzip /usr/local/bin/fend.gz

Set execute permission for file:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/fend

We can verify fend version as follows:

fend --version

Testing fend

To launch the session, just run the fend command:

fend

Upon startup, fend allows you to initiate calculations directly from the terminal.

Uninstall fend

To remove fend, delete the related file:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/fend