> $ which tar > /bin/tar > $ ldd /bin/tar > /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 => /lib/libNoVersion.so.1 (0x40015000) > libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4001f000) > /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000) > > Debian is probably similar, so most likely /lib and its contents will be > needed. mm, thanks you mentioning.. it would have been a nasty surprise to find that i could not untar the backup.