How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "talk" package

This is a short guide on how to install talk on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall talk on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: talk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-17
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: 56
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-ntalk/talk_0.17-17_amd64.deb
Size: 19004
MD5sum: 0be1a638573396b5bdbd0b7572ce0da9
SHA1: cf2d43a1c7e68e5dcd0d0690f586c1f1014e2d69
SHA256: cec5b16722c79f94544184a9bfa46a30b5e583964eb08f33fb6f7ebb4c02cbfe
SHA512: b02b8d8b155d8b4d623cc1bcb209934578e76404f45f9e234c73c7d4e1f9325ed7d1e88f9a48f85f471a912aa6a81941f68b02ddfb13b1b3d23f11df84016ad3
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