How To Install utalk on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is utalk

utalk is:

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.

There are three methods to install utalk 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 utalk Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install utalk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install utalk

Install utalk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install utalk

Install utalk 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 utalk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install utalk

How To Uninstall utalk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove utalk

Uninstall utalk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove utalk

Remove utalk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge utalk

Remove utalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge utalk

Dependencies

utalk have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtinfo6

References

• utalk website

Summary

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