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tar

Utility used to store, backup, and transport files

About tar

Utility used to store, backup, and transport files

This project links 30 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 6 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 6 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 6 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.tar: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.66 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. The first eight releases are shown; all 10 appear below. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
tar
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
30
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The GNU tar program saves many files together in one archive and can restore individual files (or all of the files) from that archive. Tar can also be used to add supplemental files to an archive and to update or list files in the archive. Tar includes multivolume support, automatic archive compression/decompression, the ability to perform remote archives, and the ability to perform incremental and full backups. If you want to use tar for remote backups, you also need to install the rmt package on the remote box.

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. tar

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source tar

    1.35-r2

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. tar-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source tar

    1.35-r2

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. tar

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source tar

    1.35-r3

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. tar-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source tar

    1.35-r3

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. tar

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source tar

    1.35-r4

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. tar-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source tar

    1.35-r4

    Utility used to store, backup, and transport files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. tar

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1

    GNU version of the tar archiving utility

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. tar-scripts

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source tar

    1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1

    optional scripts for GNU version of the tar archiving utility

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. tar

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    1.35+dfsg-3.1

    GNU version of the tar archiving utility

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. tar-scripts

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source tar

    1.35+dfsg-3.1

    optional scripts for GNU version of the tar archiving utility

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. tar

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source tar

    2:1.35-6.fc43

    GNU file archiving program

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. tar

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source tar

    2:1.35-8.fc44

    GNU file archiving program

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. tar

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    GNU implementation of ((t)ape (ar)chiver)

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. tar-backup-scripts

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    Backup scripts

    noarchleap-15.6
  3. tar-doc

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Documentation/Man / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    Documentation files for GNU tar

    noarchleap-15.6
  4. tar-lang

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Localization / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    Translations for package tar

    noarchleap-15.6
  5. tar-rmt

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    Remote tape drive control server by GNU

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  6. tar-tests

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Tools/Other / source tar

    1.34-150000.3.34.1

    Tests for the package

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. tar

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-160000.2.2

    GNU implementation of ((t)ape (ar)chiver)

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. tar-backup-scripts

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-160000.4.1

    Backup scripts

    noarchleap-16.0
  3. tar-doc

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Documentation/Man / source tar

    1.35-160000.4.1

    Documentation files for GNU tar

    noarchleap-16.0
  4. tar-lang

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Localization / source tar

    1.35-160000.4.1

    Translations for package tar

    noarchleap-16.0
  5. tar-rmt

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-160000.3.1

    Remote tape drive control server by GNU

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  6. tar-tests

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Tools/Other / source tar

    1.35-160000.3.1

    Tests for the package

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. tar

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    GNU implementation of ((t)ape (ar)chiver)

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. tar-backup-scripts

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    Backup scripts

    noarchtumbleweed
  3. tar-doc

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Documentation/Man / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    Documentation files for GNU tar

    noarchtumbleweed
  4. tar-lang

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Localization / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    Translations for package tar

    noarchtumbleweed
  5. tar-rmt

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Archiving/Backup / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    Remote tape drive control server by GNU

    x86_64tumbleweed
  6. tar-tests

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Tools/Other / source tar

    1.35-10.1

    Tests for the package

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

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