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.
![Calculations with fend on Ubuntu](/uploads/posts/content/2024/07/calculations_with_fend_on_ubuntu.webp?v=1720543636)
Uninstall fend
To remove fend, delete the related file:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/fend
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