The gcalctool in Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" is a transitional package for the GNOME desktop calculator. In Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" and later, GNOME desktop calculator is called gnome-calculator. gnome- calculator 1:3.10.3-0ubuntu0.1.1 in Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" evaluates all of your examples as you expect it to.
** Changed in: gcalctool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gcalctool in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1161670 Title: Order of operations is incorrect for exponents and parentheses To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcalctool/+bug/1161670/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs