How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "talk" package

This is a short guide on how to install talk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall talk on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the talk package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

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
SHA512: b006221c0db891d6d82cb2f3df90c09a875986c7b5b3f8a74a7b828e0d634f752cc3d2dcde3f18a985b7c4e1928b795e6311349d54239c8fe2bb5c2ce647ffe7
Description-en: 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: 3312a1f61eab4169a2566a6a3f5788c0