How To Install talkd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install talkd on Kali Linux. talkd is Remote user communication server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install talkd on Kali Linux.

What is talkd

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 talkd on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 talkd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install talkd

Install talkd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install talkd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install talkd

Install talkd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install talkd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install talkd

How To Uninstall talkd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the talkd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove talkd

Uninstall talkd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall talkd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove talkd

Remove talkd Configurations and Data

To remove talkd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge talkd

Remove talkd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove talkd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge talkd

Dependencies

talkd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install talkd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.