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My post gtalx: Howto Gtalk in ubuntu ( google talk ) has already show you how to install gtalx on linux To install on 32-bit Ubuntu 9.10 you can try this EXPERIMENTAL deb file (this installs today's snapshot of the unstable branch). To install on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 you can try this EXPERIMENTAL deb file (this installs today's snapshot of the unstable branch). The way to use the deb file: $ sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_i386.deb or if you have 64 bit Ubuntu $ sudo dpkg -i gtalx_0.0.5_amd64.deb you might get a dependency error after the above line so you'll need to execute this next: $ sudo apt-get -f install To remove this package execute: $ sudo apt-get remove gtalx

1. Howto install a .deb file $ sudo dpkg -i package_file.deb 2. Hoto uninstall a .deb file $ sudo dpkg -r package_name 3. Howto find version of a package installed $ dpkg -l packagename 4. Howto List all installed files with version $ dpkg -l 5. Howto convert .rpm files to .deb files $ sudo alien package_file.rpm