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Missing gtar rpm package in tar-1.33.1.ppc installed on our AIX

  • 1.  Missing gtar rpm package in tar-1.33.1.ppc installed on our AIX

    Posted Wed October 12, 2022 03:52 AM

    We found some files are missing in tar-1.33.1.ppc package installed on all our RIB machine after US18 baseline patching . And fixed it by installing the downgraded tar-1.32.1.ppc rpm file sets .

     

    tar-1.33-1.ppc

     

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar_32

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar_64

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33/AUTHORS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33/NEWS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33/README

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33/THANKS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.33/TODO

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info-1.gz

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info-2.gz

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info.gz

    /usr/bin/gtar                     missing

    /usr/bin/gtar_32              missing

    /usr/bin/gtar_64              missing

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar          missing

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar_32   missing

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar_64   missing

    /usr/linux/bin/tar            missing

    /usr/linux/bin/tar_32     missing

    /usr/linux/bin/tar_64     missing

     

     

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    tar-1.32-1.ppc

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar_32

    /opt/freeware/bin/tar_64

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32/AUTHORS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32/NEWS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32/README

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32/THANKS

    /opt/freeware/doc/tar-1.32/TODO

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info-1.gz

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info-2.gz

    /opt/freeware/info/tar.info.gz

    /usr/bin/gtar

    /usr/bin/gtar_32

    /usr/bin/gtar_64

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar_32

    /usr/linux/bin/gtar_64

    /usr/linux/bin/tar

    /usr/linux/bin/tar_32

    /usr/linux/bin/tar_64



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    Sukhvir Singh
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    #AIXOpenSource


  • 2.  RE: Missing gtar rpm package in tar-1.33.1.ppc installed on our AIX

    Posted Wed October 12, 2022 04:02 AM
    Recently we took the initiative of not shipping files in "/usr/bin" for AIX Toolbox rpm packages. Toolbox users has to have "/opt/freeware/bin" in their PATH (before /usr/bin) to make use of Toolbox binaries.

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    Ayappan P
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