Replace the native taring utility with gnu tar
Replace the native taring utility with GNU tar.
Before you begin
Check the version of tar command you have at present by entering the following command:
#tar --version
For a GNU tar utility the output would conform to the following:
tar (GNU tar) 1.14
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
see the file named COPYING for details.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
If the resulting output does not indicate a GNU tar utility then perform the following steps.