How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "talk" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install talk on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall talk on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: talk
Source: netkit-ntalk
Version: 0.17-18
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Size: 22556
SHA256: 9f1f749f2799940eda6c84d21ea05563be742be46c02968728755d87966be671
SHA1: e11835996e79f0a75872caf7fe8f5b32f60349e2
MD5sum: 229c4a84311b57813c800087f31ea5fb
Description: Chat with another user
Talk is a visual communication program which copies lines from your terminal
to that of another user.
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In order to talk locally, you will need to install the talkd package.
Description-md5:
Tag: interface::text-mode, network::client, role::program,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::chatting
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/netkit-ntalk/talk_0.17-18_amd64.deb