Well, I came across this error message too with running ubuntu precise. I've made a tar.gz archive on kubuntu (precise, 32b) from Dolphin's context menu "Compress as zip/tar" and tried to untar it on ubuntu (precise, 64b) through file-roller, then cli.
The archive is attached. ** Attachment added: "songbook-client.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/+bug/129314/+attachment/2682989/+files/songbook-client.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129314 Title: Cannot open tgz archive from FreeBSD To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/+bug/129314/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs