How to Install and Uninstall talk Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "talk" package

Please follow the guidance below to install talk on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall talk on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: talk
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.17-18
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: netkit-ntalk
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Replaces: netstd
Filename: pool/universe/n/netkit-ntalk/talk_0.17-18_amd64.deb
Size: 17358
MD5sum: f7a1ca6d82089832aef1000f919fd533
SHA1: 50c1e260545e762084ef75b3fd3871bee8d7e9c9
SHA256: 8212811eaeceea3df2786c31118ccda288c724b50f3ff658206f32fd01f69c81
SHA512: dd5963518048cf6d0f726d26d158526ffccbc13d8da611f1e6c23c0ab42bfd8d8185e40a29d596df6a80096a10fb48a495b2fea8be921fef28b219d609a941e8
Description: Chat with another user
Description-md5: 3312a1f61eab4169a2566a6a3f5788c0