How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the talk on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "talk" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install talk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall talk on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Chat with another user
Description-md5: 3312a1f61eab4169a2566a6a3f5788c0