How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "talk" package

Please follow the steps below to install talk on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                talk
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "talk" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall talk on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                talk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the talk package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: talk
Source: netkit-ntalk
Version: 0.17-17
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Description: Chat with another user
Description-md5: 3312a1f61eab4169a2566a6a3f5788c0
Tag: interface::text-mode, network::client, role::program,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::chatting
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/netkit-ntalk/talk_0.17-17_amd64.deb
Size: 22568
MD5sum: 68b32b2fd161df5c684aceaf93bb5e3b
SHA256: 6a3740908106d28a1dce04204ee5a0cdfd6615eed86c0fc0a1d9cc979632c2b4