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Install Google Talk Plugin on Ubuntu from Official Repository

Last updated: April 22, 2024

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This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install Google Talk plugin on Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 from the official repository.

Update: This Tutorial is outdated, and does NOT work anymore!

Google Talk is browser plugin that allows you to make a voice and video chat with your friends via your webcam and microphone connected to the computer.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal, then follow the steps below:

1.) Run this command to add the official repository:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-talkplugin.list'

2.) Download and install the key:

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

3.) Update the package lists to make it available:

sudo apt-get update

4.) Finally install the plugin via Synaptic Package Manager, or by this command:

sudo apt-get install google-talkplugin

That’s it. Enjoy!

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    25 responses to Install Google Talk Plugin on Ubuntu from Official Repository

    1. nice September 26, 2013 at 6:28 am

      Nice Job , i can Install it on Ubuntu 13.04 now!

    2. Tanner October 3, 2013 at 6:08 pm

      Just add a gmail account to your chat service, or install the hangout plugin in chrome.

    3. nagarajvemasani October 8, 2013 at 3:28 am

      thank u…it works for me

    4. alok October 12, 2013 at 11:00 am

      thanks :)

    5. hensem October 22, 2013 at 4:52 am

      install successfully, but have no idea how to run it.

      • Panda October 22, 2013 at 5:44 am

        It’s a browser plugin that lets you voice and video chat with friends and family from your browser. Install this plugin and logon to Gmail with your webcam and microphone attached to your computer, then initiate a chat with a friend or family member.

    6. Junaid December 4, 2013 at 6:49 am

      Is there a way to install GTalk App in ubuntu 12.04?

    7. Vikash Shaw December 17, 2013 at 6:32 am

      Thanks……

    8. Krishna Kumar Hansdah January 31, 2014 at 2:16 pm

      My ubuntu version is 13.04.I tried the above process but unable to run the application.
      I was shown the following in the terminal. Now I am unable to open the software center.

      E: Malformed line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-talkplugin.list (dist parse)
      E: The list of sources could not be read.

    9. Charlie April 18, 2014 at 11:22 pm

      Got loaded on 14.04 but it doesn’t interface with Chromium Chat Settings on older Acer One netbook. Do I have to revert to older Ubuntu?

    10. umam May 5, 2014 at 7:55 am

      Thank you very much.

    11. jaskaran singh May 21, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      How to run this?

      • Ji m May 22, 2014 at 3:33 am

        It’s a plugin for your browser. With it installed, you can log into gmail and do video & audio chat

    12. Bruce June 4, 2014 at 2:50 pm

      Hi,

      I finally managed to install this but now it takes forever and a day to get to my email. I disabled it in Chrome and can now get to my email. I have other devices that can use Google talk. How do I uninstall the plugin in Ubuntu? Thanks.

    13. carmen June 14, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      muchas gracias jim ya lo probe funciona muy bien kiss kiss

    14. kumar July 16, 2014 at 8:55 am

      I’ve downloaded the “google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb” file. Can anyone guide me how to install this in UBUNTU 12.04..

      • Ji m July 16, 2014 at 12:00 pm

        First the package you downloaded is for 64-bit (amd64) system, go to Launcher -> System Settings -> Details. There you can see your OS type.

        Then, install Gdebi from Ubuntu Software Center.

        Finally, right-click on the package in file manager and select to open with Gdebi and click install.

    15. abin mathew September 1, 2014 at 5:32 am

      thanks a lot,it was very simplie to install the google talk.

    16. Bekbolot September 9, 2014 at 8:35 am

      Hi
      I can’t insatll this plugin on Ubuntu 13.04 running on ODROID-U2. It says wrong archtecture when I try to install the plugin. I checked the architecture, and it is “armv71”. Has anybody encountered such problem? Please help me to solve this problem

    17. rocn November 5, 2014 at 6:27 pm

      I just don’t get it, nothing works. I used google voice for two years now it says install
      all of a sudden will not install at all……I have no idea how to use your advice but tried cut and paste each of your lines and hit enter after. No difference still says it is not installed

    18. Sale January 11, 2015 at 10:38 pm

      I cannot install it on latest ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

    19. Derek August 1, 2015 at 11:20 pm

      How can I unistall it?