gnome-calculator
GNOME desktop calculator application
TLDR
Launch the GNOME Calculator GUI
SYNOPSIS
gnome-calculator [options]
DESCRIPTION
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
--solve EQUATION
Solve equation and print result without launching GUI-m, --mode MODE
Start in specific mode: basic, advanced, financial, programming--version
Display version information--help
Display help message
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.