Kcalc not included in Garuda by default?

[Thibaultmol]

Maybe I just somehow uninstalled it, but I don't think so. I recently setup this Garuda install... is it normal that kcalc isn't installed by default? Feels like something that should be included by default

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[BluishHumility]

Go ahead and install it if it is a package you wish to use:

sudo pacman -S kcalc

I also like to have a calculator app installed (I'm a libqalculate fan myself ), but on the other hand I do appreciate that for packages so trivial to install it is nice to leave it up to the user to choose the software they prefer. On a distro where interacting with the package manager is so crucial, expecting the user to install their calculator app on their own is fine I think.

I do think adding a few calculator apps to the Setup Assistant might be a nice touch. Perhaps in this tab, with "Office" software?

[Thibaultmol]

Yeah, maybe adding it there would the right solution.

I just typed calc in the start menu, cause I did have kcalc on my desktop with Garuda. I was just confused why it wasn't on my laptop. But yeah, guess there are indeed preferences in that field.

Adding to office is probably the right call yeah

[NaN]

yeah it doesn't. Garuda is based on arch so despite the "user friendliness" it tries to leave the decision of what you want in your system to you. On a side note I too installed kcalc in my system but didn't like the fact that it won't save my last dimensions I set that thing's window to. I initially edited its .desktop entry to

Exec=kcalc --geometry 400x500

which worked good for a while until an update rewrote it. After that instead of bothering to edit the .desktop file again I decided to use that command as a custom shortcut.

[BluishHumility]

@NaN

which worked good for a while until an update rewrote it.

You can save a copy of the .desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications/ before making your customizations. The local copy should be honored (when you are logged in as that user), and the file itself will be safe from being overwritten on an update.