How To Install inetutils-talkd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-talkd on Debian 10.
What is inetutils-talkd
inetutils-talkd is:
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.
There are three methods to install inetutils-talkd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install inetutils-talkd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-talkd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inetutils-talkd
Install inetutils-talkd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-talkd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inetutils-talkd
Install inetutils-talkd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install inetutils-talkd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inetutils-talkd
How To Uninstall inetutils-talkd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the inetutils-talkd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inetutils-talkd
Uninstall inetutils-talkd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inetutils-talkd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inetutils-talkd
Remove inetutils-talkd Configurations and Data
To remove inetutils-talkd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inetutils-talkd
Remove inetutils-talkd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inetutils-talkd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inetutils-talkd
Dependencies
inetutils-talkd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inetutils-talkd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.