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Bruce Malaudzi
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You dont need telnetd, but you need telnet-server. You should execute the following command instead:

$ sudo apt install xinetd telnet-server 

Enable and start the telnet service

$ sudo systemctl enable telnet.socket $ sudo systemctl start telnet.socket 
Bruce Malaudzi
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