gnome-calculator

gnome-calculator [options]

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.

-s, --solve EQUATION

Solve equation and print result without launching GUI.

Equivalent to --solve.

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

Display version information.

Display help message.

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

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.

bc(1), dc(1), qalc(1), expr(1)