How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "talk" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install talk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall talk on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: talk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-16
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: netkit-ntalk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-ntalk/talk_0.17-16_amd64.deb
Size: 19164
MD5sum: 75253d3874f7476df8a0eb7f64948576
SHA1: 6b92f60356475c99d14bdd30009543aee416d468
SHA256: f5a06b728ec503643299407f13287c71c8b1c853ded19b092aae927a918e1073
Description: Chat with another user
Description-md5: 3312a1f61eab4169a2566a6a3f5788c0