Xenial (16.04), coming out later this month, has 1.28: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/tar
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Ian Bruntlett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Ubuntu 15.10 only has tar version 1.27.1 and I want to use format > specifiers specific to 1.28. > > Does anyone know when the new tar will become part of Ubuntu? > > TIA. > > > Ian > > -- > -- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - http://www.accu.org > -- My writing - https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/ > -- Free Software page - > https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > -- *Seth Johnson* -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
