How to Install and Uninstall tar.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: January 16,2025

1. Install "tar.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install tar.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                tar.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tar.x86_64" package

Learn how to uninstall tar.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tar.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Installed Packages
Name : tar
Epoch : 2
Version : 1.30
Release : 9.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 2.7 M
Source : tar-1.30-9.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
Summary : A GNU file archiving program
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
License : GPLv3+
Description : 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.
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: If you want to use tar for remote backups, you also need to install
: the rmt package on the remote box.