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Old 11-05-2009, 10:00 AM   #1
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tar command not found

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HI..

I entered into the chroot environment in lfs 6.5 6th chapter.But I am not able to run tar command.

When I try to untar linux-package I get the "tar command not found " error .

But if I try to run bunzip , gunzip etc. I get no errors.


please Help

Thankx
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Old 11-05-2009, 10:01 AM   #2
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Well is tar on there? did you miss it out at a previous stage?
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Old 11-05-2009, 12:14 PM   #3
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Well is tar on there? did you miss it out at a previous stage?
Yes I had missed tar at previous stage.


YOU UK people are helpful , that is why I LOVE UK.
Thanx for your help..
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