How to Install and Uninstall utalk Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "utalk" package

This tutorial shows how to install utalk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall utalk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                utalk
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the utalk package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: utalk
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 117
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Radovan Garabík
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.1.beta-8build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Suggests: talkd
Filename: pool/universe/u/utalk/utalk_1.0.1.beta-8build1_amd64.deb
Size: 52480
MD5sum: 24f44cd2efa0107b2f33091cda7c7f4c
SHA1: c6e748fc0e4e2c0546bb2f9bcf4d84155c4c6577
SHA256: 45ec06e42ae530a755109b8c85dd133f7e65784669becbe5eeec27361b7ebf21
Description-en: talk-like program with additional features
utalk uses a protocol, based on UDP, which ensures a quick response
even over links with high packet loss, allows editing of previously
typed text, including scrollback, deletion and overstrike, and
provides some additional features. It is not compatible with BSD talk
program.
Description-md5: 95b5528a9a671878521f2a5e02059b08
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu