The Tar package contains an archiving program. Estimated build time: &tar-time; Estimated required disk space: &tar-compsize; &aa-tar-down; &aa-tar-dep;   Prepare Tar for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin \     --libexecdir=/usr/sbin Compile the package: make This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so: make check And install the package: make install &aa-tar-shortdesc; &aa-tar-desc;