Public bug reported:
first off, my $PATH:
/home/lieter/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/home/lieter/.local/bin:/var/lib/gems/1.8/bin:/opt/calibre
Ok, stange problem:
lieter $ tar
tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' or `--test-label' options
Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.
lieter $ which tar
/bin/tar
lieter $ sudo apt-get install bsdtar
.........
Setting up bsdtar (2.8.4-1) ...
lieter $ which tar
/bin/tar
lieter $ tar
bsdtar: Must specify one of -c, -r, -t, -u, -x
lieter $ sudo apt-get --purge remove bsdtar
.....
Removing bsdtar ...
lieter $ which tar
/bin/tar
lieter $ tar
The program 'bsdtar' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install bsdtar
lieter $ sudo apt-get --reinstall install tar
.......
Setting up tar (1.25-3) ...
lieter $ which tar
/bin/tar
lieter $ tar
The program 'bsdtar' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install bsdtar
lieter $ /bin/tar
/bin/tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' or `--test-label' options
Try `/bin/tar --help' or `/bin/tar --usage' for more information.
I can't find out why the behaviour is like this. It could be strange if
/bin/tar was using alternatives.. but it isn't. Any-one has an idea,
because removing bsdtar will leave you with a broken system if tar is
called unqualified (for a script or whatever). I would expect that
bsdtar used alternatives or that removing it wouldn't break the system.
lieter $ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
lieter $ apt-cache policy bsdtar
bsdtar:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.8.4-1
Version table:
2.8.4-1 0
500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe amd64 Packages
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bsdtar (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 18 20:31:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libarchive
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-16 (154 days ago)
** Affects: bsdtar (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: bsdtar path tar
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calling tar unqualified after removing BSD tar yields command not
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