Richard: Thanks for the help in figuring out this easy workaround.
Just a note, for me the solution was: # echo dash > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/guestfs/supermin.d/packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1793056 Title: On Ubuntu 18.04 virt-copy-out fails with "tar: This does not look like a tar archive" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libguestfs/+bug/1793056/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs