The tar command is not available

[Ali2]

I am using OJS 3.3.0.12. version and my system is Mackbook, When I want to install a plugin its showed "The tar command is not available. Please correctly configure it in your “config.inc.php”
I have changed the tar command with other advised as it was " tar = user/bin/tar " and changed to different one like “tar = C:\Windows\System32\tar.exe” and also tried others but still showed the same problem, Can someone help me with this?

[rcgillis]

Hi @Ali2,

I just ran the command which tar on my macbook terminal and it gave me /usr/bin/tar as the path- I suspect that is the default path for Macs (yours might be a little different though).

-Roger
PKP Team

[Ali2]

Can you please help me what to do now? I cant install any of plugin.

[rcgillis]

Hi @Ali2,

Can you elaborate further: what errors are you seeing when you try to install plugins? Perhaps you could provide a screenshot?

-Roger
PKP Team

[Ali2]

Please Check the image, for detail, I still facing the same problem,

[rcgillis]

Hi @Ali2,

Many users have faced a similar error message, you may want to look at some of the threads here that describe how users have remedied this issue: https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/search?q=the%20tar%20command%20is%20not%20available

This has to do with how the tar command is configured on your setup, and the path to tar will vary based on your server setup.

-Roger
PKP Team

[Ali2]

I have tried all these tricks, Its not working

[rcgillis]

Hi @Ali2,

Are you able to locate the path to tar on your server?

-Roger
PKP Team

[Ali2]

I have these two file in files, and I opened and changed to all the above mention tricks, but its not working, please help to solve the problem.

[rcgillis]

Hi @Ali2,

Are you able to run the command which tar on your webserver? That might give you an indication of where tar is located. You could try /usr/bin/tar - but depending on your server set up that may/may not be the correct tar path.

-Roger
PKP Team

[Ali2]

Finally, I slove the problem with ChatGPT,