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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "talkd" package

This tutorial shows how to install talkd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall talkd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: talkd
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: 61
Depends: netbase, openbsd-inetd | xinetd, libc6 (>= 2.4), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~)
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-ntalk/talkd_0.17-16_amd64.deb
Size: 15580
MD5sum: c68c077797c30ceb22c3e17a30c25f02
SHA1: 24eae3b9491a7a2c749fd989936819220f0e171d
SHA256: a03fde527a2e1b831bc49eaa9d123dc6c934e1c0089e0ae6aee774c73e88a028
SHA512: 717190158de0aa4549fbf7cdcf1d713d26906edaee6172d9fb58295a7a6a13252e41a0dc10bd74f3f63f0160d792decbedef1c82805068234768c16e9789e7d9
Description-en: Remote user communication server
Talkd is the server that notifies a user that someone else wants to initiate
a conversation. It acts a repository of invitations, responding to requests
by clients wishing to rendezvous to hold a conversation.
Description-md5: b8a4873d5ba2ef082a7c95a52b17d52d